Life is too bitter already, without territories and wars and noble feuds
Interpretation
The quote suggests that life is already filled with struggles and hardships, and we shouldn't add unnecessary conflicts to it.
T. H. White's quote reflects on the inherent difficulties of life, implying that human conflicts such as wars and territorial disputes only exacerbate the existing suffering. It conveys a sentiment that life should be navigated with compassion and understanding, rather than through conflict and competition, which only contribute to the bitterness of existence.
In practice
In a speech promoting peace, one might use this quote to emphasize the importance of resolving conflicts amicably.
Kay was older and bigger than the Wart, so that he was bound to win in the end, but he was more nervous and imaginative. He could imagine the effect of each blow that was aimed at him, and this weakened his defense. Wart was only an infuriated hurricane.
There is a thing called knowledge of the world, which people do not have until they are middle-aged. It is something which cannot be taught to younger people, because it is not logical and does not obey laws which are constant. It has no rules. Only, in the long years which bring women to the middle of life, a sense of balance develops...when she is beginning to hate her used body, she suddenly finds that she can do it. She can go on living.
The destiny of man is to unite, not to divide.
He did not like the grown-ups who talked down to him, but the ones who went on talking in their usual way, leaving him to leap along in their wake, jumping at meanings, guessing, clutching at known words, and chuckling at complicated jokes as they suddenly dawned. He had the glee of the porpoise then, pouring and leaping through strange seas.
...All endeavours which are directed to a purely worldly end...contain within themselves the germs of their own corruption.
There is one fairly good reason for fighting - and that is, if the other man starts it. You see, wars are a great wickedness, perhaps the greatest wickedness of a wicked species. They are so wicked that they must not be allowed. When you can be perfectly certain that the other man started them, then is the time when you might have a sort of duty to stop them.
If I'm half as good as everybody said I am, I'm far too good to be wasting time with ordinary people. But I seem to be spending my life with ordinary people, who are the best people in the world.
One of the most exiting things about being pregnant is that I just am accepting the complete unknown; it's a complete mystery and miracle.
Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
I'm luckier than my grandfather, who didn't move more than five miles from the village in which he was born.
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