Blow the candle out, I don't need to see what my thoughts look like.
Emile ZolaRead
A ruined man fell from her hands like a ripe fruit, to lie rotting on the ground.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote illustrates the fragility of human life and the consequences of neglect or loss.
Emile Zola's quote powerfully encapsulates the idea of human suffering and neglect. The imagery of a 'ruined man' falling 'like a ripe fruit' suggests that once a person reaches a state of despair or ruin, they become as discarded and forgotten as overripe produce. It emphasizes the vulnerability of life and the harsh realities that can lead to an individual's downfall.
Themes
RuinNeglectLifeSufferingDespair
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of mental health during difficult times.
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All quotes βI believe that all is illusion and vanity outside the treasure of truths slowly accumulated, and which will never again be lost. I believe that the sum of these truths, always increasing, will at last confer on man incalculable power and peace, if not happiness. Yes, I believe in the final triumph of life.
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Oh, the fools, like a lot of good little schoolboys, scared to death of anything they've been taught is wrong!
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Did not one spend the first half of one's days in dreams of happiness and the second half in regrets and terrors?
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They dared not peer down into their own natures, down into the feverish confusion that filled their minds with a kind of dense, acrid mist.
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If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.
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