Life is just a bowl of pits.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote implies that life is primarily filled with difficulties rather than pleasant moments.
- In plain terms
- Life has many bad parts.
- What can you take from it?
- Expect hardship.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is life mostly hard?
- What helps?
Another view
Life isn't all bad.
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