Quote by Stephen Vincent Benet

Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.

Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, da

Summary

This quote highlights the inherent value of time and how our lives can gradually slip away if we don't make the most of every moment. It suggests that it is not just physical death that robs us of life, but rather the passive and unfulfilling way we often live, going through the motions without being mindful of our actions or pursuing our passions. In this view, life is truly lost in the monotonous and indifferent moments that accumulate over time, emphasizing the importance of living with intention and seizing every opportunity for growth and fulfillment.

Topics

By Stephen Vincent Benet

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign lan

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

The white noise in his heart, the sum of all his colors the

The white noise in his heart, the sum of all his colors the metronome to which he beat [was she].

Adventure Artist Believe Addiction Breaking Up Broken Heart Breakups Addicts Being Broken Hearted Black Heart

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the gra

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

Robert W. Service

My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothi

My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothing else.

Martin Scorsese

In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the h

In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Trust men and they will be true to you treat them greatly, a

Trust men and they will be true to you treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I had some wonderful dreaming meetings. I can't tell you spe

I had some wonderful dreaming meetings. I can't tell you specifically what they've been in the recent months. In the past they've been verbal kinds of messages that he needed to give me. Now they're more dreams of his presence.

In the pit of her stomach she realized that everything she r

In the pit of her stomach she realized that everything she raged against on Saturday night-- the restrictions, rules, and guidelines-- was born of an ancient fervor. Every rule ever established, from the beginning of time, invited mutiny.

Robin Jones Gunn

We will be safer from terrorist attack only when we have ear

We will be safer from terrorist attack only when we have earned the respect of all other nations instead of their fear, respect for our values and not merely our weapons.

Theodore C. Sorensen

That's what true love should be like-the person should be pa

That's what true love should be like-the person should be part of your soul and you should know what they're feeling all the time.

A bore is a person who opens his mouth and puts his feats in

A bore is a person who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it.

To give pain is the tyranny to make happy, the true empire o

To give pain is the tyranny to make happy, the true empire of beauty.