All uncertainty is fruitfull ... so long as it is accompanied by the wish to understand
Antonio MachadoRead
I. Don't trace out your profile-- forget your side view-- all that is outer stuff. II. Look for your other half who walks always next to you and tends to be who you aren't.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of inner self and the pursuit of a complementary partner who completes us.
Antonio Machado suggests that we often focus on superficial aspects of ourselves and our relationships, urging us to look beyond our outer appearances. The search for a partner should transcend physicality, embracing the idea that true connections are formed with those who complement our personalities and help us grow in areas where we may be lacking.
Themes
LoveSelf-DiscoveryPartnershipComplementRelationships
In practice
Example use cases
In a wedding speech to highlight the depth of love between partners.
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All quotes →Has my heart gone to sleep? Have the beehives of my dreams stopped working, the waterwheel of the mind run dry, scoops turning empty, only shadow inside? No, my heart is not asleep. It is awake, wide awake. Not asleep, not dreaming— its eyes are opened wide watching distant signals, listening on the rim of vast silence
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Life is the path you beat while you walk it It's the walking that beats the path It is not the path that makes the walk
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Hell is the bloodcurdling mansion of time, in whose profoundest circle Satan himself waits, winding a gargantuan watch in his hand.
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