You don't even live once.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life is so complex and repetitive that the idea of living only once feels insufficient.
- In plain terms
- You experience life in so many ways that one lifetime isn't enough.
- What can you take from it?
- Live deeply to maximize your single life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
- How do you define living?
Another view
It could be interpreted as pessimistic about life's repetition.
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