I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.
Wislawa SzymborskaRead
All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Small imperfections are more manageable and easier to accept in moderation.
Wislawa Szymborska's quote suggests that it is often easier to handle flaws and imperfections when they are presented in small, manageable doses. This implies that overwhelming amounts of imperfection can lead to frustration and discomfort, while encountering them gradually allows for better acceptance and integration into our lives.
Themes
ImperfectionToleranceSmall DosesAcceptanceModeration
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about overcoming challenges, one could use this quote to inspire acceptance of small failures.
More from Wislawa Szymborska
All quotes βBut they know about us, they know, the four corners, and the chairs nearby us. Discerning shadows also know, and even the table keeps quiet.
Wislawa SzymborskaRead
I prefer the absurdity of writing poems to the absurdity of not writing poems.
Wislawa SzymborskaRead
I've reached the age of self-knowledge, so I don't know anything. People who claim that they know something are responsible for most of the fuss in the world.
Wislawa SzymborskaRead
Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through.
Wislawa SzymborskaRead
I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
Wislawa SzymborskaRead
Similar quotes
Perhaps when the light of heaven shows us clearly the pitfalls and dangers of the earth road that led to the heavenly city, our sweetest songs of gratitude will be not for the troubles we have conquered, but for those we have escaped.
Amelia BarrRead
Enjoy everything that happens in your life, but never make your happiness or success dependent on an attachment to any person, place, or thing.
Wayne DyerRead
The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people.
Mark TwainRead
One of the few things in life that cannot possibly do harm in the end is the honest pursuit of the truth.
Peter KreeftRead
What is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly...timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend.
Brandon SandersonRead
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
Marcus Tullius CiceroRead