Quote by Olive Schreiner

Everything has two sides -- the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.

Everything has two sides -- the outside that is ridiculous,

Summary

This quote highlights the duality of life by suggesting that everything possesses contrasting aspects. On one hand, there is the exterior, defined as absurd or humorous, and on the other, there exists an interior, characterized by seriousness or gravity. By emphasizing the coexistence of lightheartedness and depth, the quote suggests that things are not always as they appear, underscoring the need for us to explore beyond superficial judgments and explore the multifaceted nature of the world.

Topics

By Olive Schreiner

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I like to believe that I've got a lot of guardian warriors s

I like to believe that I've got a lot of guardian warriors sittin' on my shoulder including my dad.

Election days come and go. But the struggle of the people to

Election days come and go. But the struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not just the one percent - a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice - that struggle continues.

The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cau

The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.

You have to do what you love to do, not get stuck in that co

You have to do what you love to do, not get stuck in that comfort zone of a regular job. Life is not a dress rehearsal. This is it.

Stop worrying about being that perfect person because no one

Stop worrying about being that perfect person because no one is perfect. Put your focus on being that right person that will love, understand, and care for that other.

Jonathan Anthony Burkett

Life Love Friendship People Understanding Inspirational Perfection Drama Caring First Love

In the end, it is the person you become, not the things you

In the end, it is the person you become, not the things you have achieved, that is the most important.

There is a great stir about colored men getting their rights

There is a great stir about colored men getting their rights, but not a word about the colored women; and if colored men get their rights, and not colored women theirs, you see, the colored men will be masters over the women, and it will be just as bad as it was before.

Sojourner Truth

When I'm in the car sometimes it's like, 'Yeah, man, just pu

When I'm in the car sometimes it's like, 'Yeah, man, just put on the pop music.' You know what I mean? I don't want to listen to Tom Waits.

All we can do when we think of kids today is think of more h

All we can do when we think of kids today is think of more hours of school, earlier age at the computer, and curfews. Who would want to grow up in that world?

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone bu

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that need

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do.

George Linnaeus Banks, What I Li

The problem was to sustain at any cost the feeling you had i

The problem was to sustain at any cost the feeling you had in the theater that you were watching a real person, yes, but an intense condensation of his experience, not simply a realistic series of episodes.