Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
We all share a strong desire for life.
In plain terms
People have a common love for living.
What can you take from it?
Recognize shared vitality among humanity.

Where it applies

  • social gatherings
  • personal reflection

Putting it to work

  • celebrate life
  • connect with others

Questions to consider

  • How does this desire manifest in daily actions?
  • What fuels our love for life?

Another view

The phrase is vague and offers little guidance.

More from Henrik Ibsen

  1. Tar De livslognen fra et gennemsnitsmenneske, sa tar De lykken fra ham med det samme.

    Permalink to quote #28
  2. Oh courage...oh yes! If only one had that...Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.

    Permalink to quote #30
  3. Forget that foreign word 'ideals.' We have that good old native word: 'lies.'

    Permalink to quote #27

Related quotes

  1. As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.

    George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw quote #20
  2. What your soldier wants-- really, really wants -- is no-one shooting back at him.

    Terry PratchettTerry Pratchett quote #24
  3. The world is nothing but a great desire to live and a great dissatisfaction with living.

    HeraclitusHeraclitus quote #46