"We are all of us resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to"
- Graham Greene
About this Quote
This quote by Graham Greene speaks with the idea that death is an inevitability that all of us should accept, but life is something that we should not take for given. Greene is recommending that we ought to not be resigned to life, but instead ought to welcome it and take advantage of it. He is motivating us to live life to the maximum and to maximize the time we have. He is reminding us that life is precious and should not be wasted. We need to make every effort to take advantage of our lives and to take advantage of the chances that come our way. We ought to not be resigned to life, but rather must be grateful for it and take advantage of it. Life is a present and we should not take it for approved.
"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"