"You'll be old and you never lived, and you kind of feel silly to lie down and die and to never have lived, to have been a job chaser and never have lived"
- Gertrude Stein
About this Quote
This quote by Gertrude Stein is a tip to live life to the max. It is a warning to not get so captured up in chasing after tasks and material belongings that you forget to live. It is a reminder that life is short which one day you will be old and you will be sorry for not having actually lived. It is a suggestion to take threats, to explore, to try brand-new things, and to make memories. It is a pointer to not let life pass you by without having experienced it. It is a pointer to not let worry or insecurity stop you from living your life. It is a tip to take advantage of the time you have and to not waste it. It is a reminder to live life with intention and to not let it pass you by.
This quote is written / told by Gertrude Stein between February 3, 1874 and July 29, 1946. She was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 80 other quotes.
"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time"