"To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid"
- Edgar Lee Masters
About this Quote
This quote by Edgar Lee Masters talks with the concept that life without definition can be a difficult and also agonizing experience. It is a state of uneasyness as well as hoping, of wanting something extra yet being afraid to take the necessary steps to arrive. It resembles a watercraft longing for the sea, wishing to check out the unidentified yet being too terrified to take the plunge. To put meaning into one's life might finish in madness, but it is a risk worth taking. Life without definition is a life of emptiness and frustration, and it is only by taking threats and embracing the unknown that we can locate real satisfaction.
This quote is written / told by Edgar Lee Masters between August 23, 1868 and March 5, 1950. He/she was a famous Poet from USA.
The author also have 4 other quotes.
"Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage"
