Quotes About Existence

That the life of Man is but a dream has been sensed by many a one, and I too am never free of the feeling.

The human race is but a monotonous affair. Most of them labour the greater part of their time for mere subsistence; and the scanty portion of freedom which remains to them so troubles them that they use every exertion to get rid of it. Oh, the destiny of man!

THALES. Maybe so. Still, I'll defend a life Lived worthily in its brief time on earth. PROTEUS. A life like yours, yes—it persists Well past the bounds of mortal days. Among the crowd of pale and drifting ghosts 8620 I've noticed you these many centuries.

Ben ayr?m?nda de?ilim: Ne zaman gündüz oluyor, ne zaman gece. Evren etraf?mdan silindi ve sadece o kald?.

The human race is but a monotonous affair. Most ofthemlabour the greater part oftheir time for mere subsistence; and the scanty portion of freedomwhich remains to themso troubles themthat they use every exertion to get rid ofit.

Of what importance is it that I have learned, with every schoolboy, that the world is round? Man needs but little earth for enjoyment, and still less for his final repose.

In the Beginning was the Mind'.

So, here and there, some happy man exists?

I do not pretend to aught worth knowing, I do not pretend I could be a teacher To help or convert a fellow-creature. Then, too, I've neither lands nor gold, Nor the world's least pomp or honor hold— No dog would endure such a curst existence!

Sólo Dios sabe cuántas veces me he dormido con el deseo y la esperanza de no despertar jamás. Y al día siguiente abro los ojos, vuelvo a ver la luz del sol y siento de nuevo el peso de mi existencia.

Pensar!—exclamé. ¿Qué necesidad tenéis de recordármelo, puesto que, piense o no piense, siempre estáis presente en mi alma?

The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it. What a thing our human destiny is!

Wilhelm, sind das Phantomen, wenn es uns wohl wird?

?nsan?n do?as? s?n?rl?d?r," diye devam ettim. "Sevince, kedere, ac?lara ancak belli bir dereceye dek dayanabilir ve o derece a??l?rsa, insan yok olur. Yani söz konusu olan, birinin güçlü ya da zay?f olup olmad??? de?ildir! Kendi ya?ant?s?na ne ölçüde dayanabiliyor, mesele budur!

Oh God, art is forever, And our life is brief.

Sind Götter! Wundersam eigen, Die sich immerfort selbst erzeugen, Und niemals wissen was sie sind.

Wenn du fragst, wie die Leute hier sind, muß ich dir sagen: wie überall! Es ist ein einförmiges Ding um das Menschengeschlecht. Die meisten verarbeiten den größten Teil der Zeit, um zu leben, und das bißchen, das ihnen von Freiheit übrig bleibt, ängstigt sie so, daß sie alle Mittel aufsuchen, um es los zu werden. O Bestimmung des Menschen!

e così, chi sei infine? Io sono una parte di quella forza che eternamente vuole il male e eternamente compie il bene.

Ah, God! but Art is long, And Life, alas! is fleeting.

That the life of man is but a dream, many a man has surmised heretofore; and I, too, am everywhere pursued by this feeling.

Ey ulu tanr?m! Önce ak?l sahibi olup sonra onu kaybetmedikçe mesut olmamak insanlar?n al?n yaz?s? m??

Ich weiss weder dass Tag noch dass Nacht ist, und die ganze Welt verliert sich um mich her

Ço?u kez dünyada olup olmad???m? bile bilemiyorum!

Nicht die große, seltne Not der Welt, diese Fluten, die eure Dörfer wegspülen, diese Erdbeben, die eure Städte verschlingen, rühren mich; mir untergräbt das Herz die verzehrende Kraft, die in dem All der Natur verborgen liegt; die nichts gebildet hat, das nicht seinen Nachbar, nicht sich selbst zerstörte. Und so taumle ich beängstigt. Himmel und Erde und ihre webenden Kräfte um mich her: ich sehe nichts als ein ewig verschlingendes, ewig wiederkäuendes Ungeheuer.