"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp. Or what's a heaven for?"
- Robert Browning
About this Quote
In this quote, Robert Browning is suggesting that a person's ambitions and objectives ought to always be greater than what they are currently capable of achieving. He believes that it is important to continuously strive for more and press oneself beyond their limitations. By doing so, one can really reach their complete potential and make the most out of life. Browning likewise questions the function of paradise if one is content with only attaining what they can easily comprehend. He encourages people to dream huge and aim for the impossible, as that is what makes life worth living.
"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"
"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows"
"I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven"
