Quotes About Existence

Vivir era ir muriendo día a día, poquito a poco, inexorablemente.

The shadowy side of real life is ignored, and Western Christianity provides us with nothing which can be used to interpret it. Thus the young men of the West are unable to deal with the mixture of light and shadow of which life really consists; they have no way of linking the facts of existence to their preconceived notions of absolutes.

The immortals do not die, even when they do die. Men come to be symbols, pieces in the great game.

Não, não basta estar vivo. Depende de como se está vivo. Não se encontra só o que se encontra, mas também o que se procura. Nós não somos folhas levadas pelo vento, não somos animais à deriva. Somos seres humanos, com uma vontade própria.

Mas juro-te [burocrata do sector de viagens da RTP] que hás-de morrer sem conhecer o prazer de estar deitado de costas na areia, coberto de pó e de sujidade, a arrotar atum por todos os lados, com os músculos a doerem, e a olhar para um céu pejado de estrelas e pensar que é fantástico estar vivo.

I mean, we're only here for a short while. And I think it's such a lucky accident, having been born, that we're almost obliged to pay attention. In some ways, this is getting far afield. I mean, we are—as far as we know—the only part of the universe that's self-conscious. We could even be the universe's form of consciousness.

The foremost reason that happiness is so hard to achieve is that the universe was not designed with the comfort of human beings in mind.

It is true that life has no meaning, if by that we mean a supreme goal built into the fabric of nature and human experience, a goal that is valid for every individual. But it does not follow that life cannot be given meaning.

Subjective experience is not just one of the dimensions of life, it is life itself.

What is the meaning of life?" turns out to be astonishingly simple. The meaning of life is meaning: whatever it is, wherever it comes from, a unified purpose is what gives meaning to life. The

the universe was not created to answer our needs. Frustration is deeply woven into the fabric of life. And whenever some of our needs are temporarily met, we immediately start wishing for more.

Nosotros siempre estamos luchando por vivir –solía decir Ralph Waldo Emerson–, pero nunca vivimos.»

The foremost reason that happiness is so hard to achieve is that the universe was not designed with the comfort of human beings in mind. It is almost immeasurably huge, and most of it is hostilely empty and cold.

The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly," in the words of J. H. Holmes. "It is simply indifferent." Chaos

The lack of inner order manifests itself in the subjective condition that some call ontological anxiety, or existential dread. Basically, it is a fear of being, a feeling that there is no meaning to life and that existence is not worth going on with.

The foremost reason that happiness is so hard to achieve is that the universe was not designed with the comfort of human beings in mind. It is almost immeasurably huge

The meaning of life is meaning: whatever it is, wherever it comes from, a unified purpose is what gives meaning to life.

Wir stehen immer kurz davor zu leben«, sagte Ralph Waldo Emerson, »aber wir leben nie.«

the universe was not designed with the comfort of human beings in mind.

El universo no es hostil, pero tampoco es amigable– en palabras de J.H. Holmes–; sencillamente es indiferente.»

Si realmente queremos vivir, sería mejor que empezáramos de una vez a intentarlo; Si no queremos, no importa, pero sería mejor que empezáramos a morir.

Chance and necessity are sole rulers of beings who are incapable of reflection.

The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly," in the words of J. H. Holmes. "It is simply indifferent.

For I, Sinuhe, am a human being. I have lived in everyone who existed before me and shall live in all who come after me. I shall live in human tears and laughter, in human sorrow and fear, in human goodness and wickedness, in justice and injustice, in weakness and strength. As a human being I shall live eternally in all mankind.