Quote by David Foster Wallace

Worship your body, beauty, and sexual allure and you will die a million deaths before they finally grieve you.

Worship your body, beauty, and sexual allure and you will di

Summary

This quote conveys a cautionary message about the consequences of placing excessive importance on physical attributes such as appearance and sensuality. It suggests that if one solely focuses on worshipping their body and its superficial aspects, they will experience numerous "deaths" or disappointments throughout life. Eventually, others may come to lament their obsession with external beauty, as they failed to nurture deeper, more meaningful aspects of their being. This quote serves as a reminder to prioritize inner growth, authenticity, and relationships over fleeting notions of physicality and attraction.

Topics

By David Foster Wallace

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspo

If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.

Animals Grace Dogs Cats Reticence

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a D

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.

Thornton Wilder, The Skin of Our

Do you know what it's like to love someone so much, that you

Do you know what it's like to love someone so much, that you can't see yourself without picturing her? Or what it's like to touch someone, and feel like you've come home? What we had wasn't about sex, or about being with someone just to show off what you've got, the way it was for other kids our age. We were, well, meant to be together. Some people spend their whole lives looking for that one person. I was lucky enough to have her all along.

Couples Adoration Completeness Consummate

Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments.

Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

In art, one idea is as good as another. If one takes the ide

In art, one idea is as good as another. If one takes the idea of trembling, for instance, all of a sudden most art starts to tremble. Michelangelo starts to tremble. El Greco starts to tremble. All the Impressionists start to tremble.

Willem de Kooning

...there was apparent in all a sort of anxiety, a softening

...there was apparent in all a sort of anxiety, a softening of the heart, and a consciousness of some great, unfathomable mystery being accomplished... the most solemn mystery in the world was being accomplished. Evening passed, night came on. And the feeling of suspense and softening of the heart before the unfathomable did not wane, but grew more intense. No one slept.

Capital can do nothing without brains to direct it.

Capital can do nothing without brains to direct it.

J. Ogden Armour

I do love to shop. But I'm a social shopper. I like to do it

I do love to shop. But I'm a social shopper. I like to do it while hanging out with my friends. Some of them hate shopping because they treat it like something you have to plan, like a grocery list. But if I'm out and I pass a store, I just pop in.

I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith mov

I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.

Daniel Libeskind

The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people

The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them about the training and discipline required to compete. Even if they don't make the teams, they can rededicate their lives to the art of sport, discipline, and physical fitness.

Richard M. Daley

I know you loved both he and I, the way a mother can love tw

I know you loved both he and I, the way a mother can love two sons. And no one should be judged for loving more than they ought, only for loving not enough.

Catherynne M. Valente

Love Forgiveness Love Triangle