Famous quote by Voltaire

Mobile Desktop
I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be
Like

"I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow"

- Voltaire

About this Quote

This quote by Voltaire speaks to the inevitability of life and the difficulties that feature it. He acknowledges that regardless of living eighty years, he has actually not been able to get away the sadness of life. He has actually pertained to accept that life is full of suffering and that it is something that can not be prevented. He uses the metaphor of flies being consumed by spiders and man being devoured by grief to show this point. He is suggesting that simply as flies can not escape the spiders, male can not leave grief. He is resigned to the fact that life has lots of suffering and that it is something that needs to be accepted. This quote speaks with the idea that life has plenty of suffering which it is something that should be accepted. It is a pointer that life is not always easy and that we need to learn to accept the challenges that come our method.

About the Author

Voltaire This quote is written / told by Voltaire between November 21, 1694 and May 30, 1778. He was a famous Writer from France. The author also have 130 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: Cats and monkeys monkeys and cats all human life is there - Henry James
Henry James
"Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there"
Henry James, Writer
Small: Business is the salt of life - Voltaire
Voltaire
"Business is the salt of life"
Voltaire, Writer
Small: Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath - Arnold H. Glasow
Arnold H. Glasow
"Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath"
Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman
Small: As soon as there is life there is danger - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"As soon as there is life there is danger"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: There is more to life than increasing its speed - Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
"There is more to life than increasing its speed"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting - Johann Wolfgang
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
Small: It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without
Jose Rizal
"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"
Jose Rizal, Writer
Small: Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen
Dag Hammarskjold
"Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy"
Dag Hammarskjold, Diplomat
Small: Life loves the liver of it - Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
"Life loves the liver of it"
Maya Angelou, Poet
Small: Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless - Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher