The truth is that we live out our lives putting off all that can be put off; perhaps we all know deep down that we are immortal and that sooner or later all men will do and know all things.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Humans live by delaying things because we feel immortal, assuming we will eventually do or know everything.
- In plain terms
- We postpone life because we think we are immortal and have all the time.
- What can you take from it?
- Thinking we have forever makes us waste today.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we delay important things?
- How does believing in forever affect us?
Another view
Acknowledging mortality might make us work harder rather than enjoy life.
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Time forks perpetually toward innumerable futures. In one of them I am your enemy.
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