We, who are dying, are doing better, than they, who will live. For Crete doesn't need householders, she needs madmen like us. These madmen make Crete immortal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Those who are willing to die for Crete are more valuable to its immortality than those who simply live safely. Madmen who sacrifice make the nation eternal.
- In plain terms
- People willing to sacrifice for a cause make that cause immortal.
- What can you take from it?
- Sacrifice for your cause to make it last.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you willing to die for?
- How do you leave a mark?
Another view
It glorifies madness and self destruction as necessary for legacy.
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