That we cannot rise equal to situations when we are in them — that is the tragedy of life.
Henry Miller, A Literate Passion: Letters of Anaïs Nin Henry Miller, 1932-1953
Check all other quotes by Henry Miller, A Literate Passion: Letters of Anaïs Nin Henry Miller, 1932-1953
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:
MLA Style Citation
"Henry Miller, A Literate Passion: Letters of Anaïs Nin Henry Miller, 1932-1953 Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sat. 23 Nov. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/That-we-cannot-rise-equal-to-situations-226325>.
Check out
Other quotes you may like
I’ve always loved the night, when everyone else is asleep and the world is all mine. It’s quiet and dark—the perfect time for creativity.
What is the essence of having a brain if you cannot question the things you hear or see?
If Wolf Blitzer goes through his entire career on air without crying, I think that'll be the time to greenlight the remake of 'Never Cry Wolf.
He (God) can be revealed only to the child; perfectly, to the pure child only. All the discipline of the world is to make men children, that God may be revealed to them.
You really can’t write unless you read. You have to know what the game is all about.
I do hang on to things. I was so happy my father saved his army jacket. I grew up wearing that all through high school.
The reality is you've got to be yourself. You've got to be who you are. You've got to be honest with people. If your views change on something, you've got to be willing to express it.
Only changes in mindsets can extend the frontiers of the possible.