Life never presents us with anything which may not be looked upon as a fresh starting point, no less than as a termination.
Andre GideRead
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.
Interpretation
What this quote means
To find new opportunities, one must be willing to leave their comfort zone and embrace uncertainty.
This quote emphasizes the idea that exploration and discovery often require one to step outside of familiar territory and confront the unknown. It suggests that significant change and growth come with risks, including the possibility of losing oneβs sense of security, represented by the 'shore'. By letting go of familiar comforts, individuals can embark on a journey toward new experiences and insights.
Themes
DiscoveryChangeExplorationRiskGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
A motivational speaker might use this quote when addressing students about taking risks after graduation.
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All quotes βDo not do what someone else could do as well as you. Do not say, do not write what someone else could say, could write as well as you. Care for nothing in yourself but what you feel exists nowhere else. And, out of yourself create, impatiently or patiently, the most irreplaceable of beings.
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Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon.
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Through fear of resembling one another, through horror of having to submit, through uncertainty as well, through skepticism and complexity, there is a multitude of individual little beliefs for the triumph of strange little individuals.
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It is the special quality of love not to be able to remain stationary, to be obliged to increase under pain of diminishing.
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It is with noble sentiments that bad literature gets written.
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