Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Marcel Proust Quotes: It is the tragedy of other people that they are to us merely showcases for the very perishable collections of our own mind.
         

It is the tragedy of other people that they are to us merely showcases for the very perishable collections of our own mind.


Marcel Proust
Check all other quotes by Marcel Proust

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Marcel Proust Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Thu. 21 Nov. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/It-is-the-tragedy-of-other-people-844663>.





Check out


Other quotes of Marcel Proust


Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.



The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.



Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in the here and now.

Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in the here and now.



My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing.

My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing.



When you work to please others you can't succeed, but the things you do to satisfy yourself stand a chance of catching someone's interest.

When you work to please others you can't succeed, but the things you do to satisfy yourself stand a chance of catching someone's interest.



We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.



Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.

Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.



One must never miss an opportunity of quoting things by others which are always more interesting than those one thinks up oneself.

One must never miss an opportunity of quoting things by others which are always more interesting than those one thinks up oneself.



If we are to make reality endurable, we must all nourish a fantasy or two.

If we are to make reality endurable, we must all nourish a fantasy or two.



Sometimes in this life, under the stress of an exceptional emotion, people do say what they think.

Sometimes in this life, under the stress of an exceptional emotion, people do say what they think.





Other quotes you may like


When I am looking for you, then in silence, your every atom is longing for me.

When I am looking for you, then in silence, your every atom is longing for me.



He was not looking forward to breaking the law. He was straight now. He'd matured. Crime no longer excited him.What?' Ronald said.I didn't say anything.'You're breathing heavy.

He was not looking forward to breaking the law. He was straight now. He'd matured. Crime no longer excited him.What?' Ronald said.I didn't say anything.'You're breathing heavy.



People's behavior depends upon their current situation and past experience.

People's behavior depends upon their current situation and past experience.



In the 21st century, you have to use technology as one of the tools in the toolkit to bring about social change.

In the 21st century, you have to use technology as one of the tools in the toolkit to bring about social change.



I wouldn't perform in front of the Nazis. I hear they didn't take freedom of speech too well. It would be a fun gig to rip into them, but I don't think the ending would be great for me.

I wouldn't perform in front of the Nazis. I hear they didn't take freedom of speech too well. It would be a fun gig to rip into them, but I don't think the ending would be great for me.



Before you go further, let me tell you what a poem brings, first, you must know the secret, there is no poem to speak of, it is a way to attain a life without boundaries.

Before you go further, let me tell you what a poem brings, first, you must know the secret, there is no poem to speak of, it is a way to attain a life without boundaries.



What our Lord did was done with the intent, and this alone, that he might be with us and we with him.

What our Lord did was done with the intent, and this alone, that he might be with us and we with him.



I adore being hitched. It's so extraordinary to discover one unique individual you need to irritate for whatever remains of your life.

I adore being hitched. It's so extraordinary to discover one unique individual you need to irritate for whatever remains of your life.



I wouldn't want anyone to destroy the earth

I wouldn't want anyone to destroy the earth



When we intentionally seek out the difficult tasks, we're much more likely to actually create value.

When we intentionally seek out the difficult tasks, we're much more likely to actually create value.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "It is the tragedy of other people that they are to us merely showcases for the very perishable collections of our own mind.". Author of this quote is Marcel Proust. This quote is about tragedy, people, mind, collections,.