Famous quote by Zora Neale Hurston

Mobile Desktop
It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee.
Like

"It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it"

- Zora Neale Hurston

About this Quote

This quote by Zora Neale Hurston is a metaphor for the problem of living without friends. It recommends that attempting to live without friends resembles attempting to milk a bear for cream for your morning coffee. It is a tough and laborious task, and even if you succeed, the reward is unworthy the effort. The quote suggests that having buddies is an important part of life, which without them, life is not worth living. It also recommends that friendship is a valuable commodity, which it is worth the effort to cultivate and keep relationships with others. Eventually, the quote is a suggestion that relationship is a fundamental part of life, which it deserves the effort to nurture and preserve relationships with others.

About the Author

Zora Neale Hurston This quote is written / told by Zora Neale Hurston between January 7, 1891 and January 28, 1960. She was a famous Dramatist from USA. The author also have 37 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer? - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
"It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?"
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Novelist
Small: We cannot hold a torch to light anothers path without brightening our own - Ben Sweetland
Ben Sweetland
"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own"
Ben Sweetland, Author
Small: America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between - Oscar Wild
Oscar Wilde
"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
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: Women, cant live with them, cant live without them - Desiderius Erasmus
"Women, can't live with them, can't live without them"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher
Small: People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest - George Matthew Adams
George Matthew Adams
"People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest"
George Matthew Adams, Philosopher
Small: Its not that we use technology, we live technology - Godfrey Reggio
Godfrey Reggio
"It's not that we use technology, we live technology"
Godfrey Reggio, Director
Small: Always live in the ugliest house on the street - then you dont have to look at it - David Hockney
David Hockney
"Always live in the ugliest house on the street - then you don't have to look at it"
David Hockney, Artist
Small: The trouble with being punctual is that nobodys there to appreciate it - Franklin P. Jones
Franklin P. Jones
"The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion - Wilfrid Laurier
"Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion"
Wilfrid Laurier, Statesman