Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

T. S. Eliot Quotes: Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it towards some overwhelming question
         

Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it towards some overwhelming question


T. S. Eliot
Check all other quotes by T. S. Eliot

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


"T. S. Eliot Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 22 Nov. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Would-it-have-been-worth-while-To-1091726>.





Check out


Other quotes of T. S. Eliot


It is never too late to be what you might have been.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.



Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.

Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.



Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.



We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.



If we really want to pray we must first learn to listen, for in the silence of the heart God speaks.

If we really want to pray we must first learn to listen, for in the silence of the heart God speaks.



I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.

I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.



Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?



Finding a way to live the simple life is one of life's supreme complications.

Finding a way to live the simple life is one of life's supreme complications.



April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.

April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.



The journey, Not the destination matters.

The journey, Not the destination matters.





Other quotes you may like



If a man wants his dreams to come true he must wake up.

If a man wants his dreams to come true he must wake up.



I think I am a pretty good judge of character in general and try to surround myself with the best people I can.

I think I am a pretty good judge of character in general and try to surround myself with the best people I can.



Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.

Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.



You must master your time rather than becoming a slave to the constant flow of events and demands on your time. And you must organize your life to achieve balance, harmony, and inner peace.

You must master your time rather than becoming a slave to the constant flow of events and demands on your time. And you must organize your life to achieve balance, harmony, and inner peace.



I find myself continually falling back into wounds, wishes, terrors I thought I had risen beyond.

I find myself continually falling back into wounds, wishes, terrors I thought I had risen beyond.



He whom nature thus bereaves, Is ever fancy's favourite child; For thee enchanted dreams she weaves Of changeful beauty, bright and wild.

He whom nature thus bereaves, Is ever fancy's favourite child; For thee enchanted dreams she weaves Of changeful beauty, bright and wild.



The modern masters promise very little

The modern masters promise very little



There's a long list of technologies that have now made it possible to carry out very precise search efforts in the deep sea.

There's a long list of technologies that have now made it possible to carry out very precise search efforts in the deep sea.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it towards some overwhelming question". Author of this quote is T. S. Eliot. This quote is about overwhelming, balls, smile, universe, matter,.