"If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real"
- Jacques Barzun
About this Quote
In this quote, Jacques Barzun is revealing the concept that it is impossible to completely convey the experience of being alive to someone who has actually not yet been born. He recommends that even if it were possible to interact with the unborn, the intricacies and nuances of life would be hard to take into words. Barzun believes that life is something that can only be truly comprehended through living it, which it is a deeply personal and inexpressible experience. He utilizes the expression "washed in the speechless real" to convey the concept that life is an extensive and ineffable truth that can not be completely caught through language.
This quote is written / told by Jacques Barzun somewhere between November 30, 1907 and today. He/she was a famous Educator from USA.
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