Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.
Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
Interpretation
What this quote means
In life, everyone will face pain from others, but it's important to choose who is truly worth enduring that pain for.
This quote by Bob Marley highlights the inevitability of experiencing hurt in our relationships throughout life. It suggests that while encountering pain from others is common, it is essential to discern which relationships are valuable enough to endure challenges for. In essence, it encourages prioritizing meaningful connections over superficial ones, recognizing that genuine love and friendship come with their share of struggles.
Themes
In practice
Example use cases
In a heartfelt speech at a wedding, one might quote this to emphasize the importance of supporting loved ones through tough times.
More from Bob Marley
All quotes βDon't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright
Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys donβt exist, but thereβs always one guy that is perfect for you.
I'n'I nah come to fight flesh and blood, But spiritual wickedness in 'igh and low places. So while they fight you down, Stand firm and give Jah thanks and praises. 'Cos I'n'I no expect to be justified by the laws of men - by the laws of men. Oh, true they have found me guilty, But through - through Jah proved my innocency.
Life is one big road with lots of signs, _x000D_ So when you riding through the ruts, _x000D_ Don't you complicate your mind _x000D_ Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy _x000D_ Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality.
If something can corrupt you, you're corrupted already.
Similar quotes
Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships.
I did not look for her, because I was afraid of dispelling the mystery we attach to people whom we know only casually.
Now we have black and white elected officials working together. Today, we have gone beyond just passing laws. Now we have to create a sense that we are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
When a stranger comes into our presence, then, first appearances are likely to enable us to anticipate his category and attributes, his 'social identity' - to use a term that is better than 'social status' because personal attributes such as 'honesty' are involved, as well as structural ones, like 'occupation.'
Your choice of people to associate with, both personally and business-wise, is one of the most important choices you make. If you associate with turkeys, you will never fly with the eagles.
In love, for example - the so-called love - we are 'related.' We appear to be related. We create the fallacy of a relationship, but in fact we are just deceiving ourselves. The two will remain two. Howsoever near, the two will remain two. Even in sexual communion they will be two. This two-ness, this duality will never last. So a relationship is only creating a fallacious oneness. It is not there. Oneness can never exist between two selves. Oneness can only exist between two no-selves.