Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Isabelle Eberhardt

Quote by Isabelle Eberhardt

“We are, all of us, poor wretches, and those who prefer not to understand this are even worse off than the rest of us.”

Quote by Isabelle Eberhardt

Create image

Author

Isabelle Eberhardt
Isabelle Eberhardt

Isabelle Eberhardt was a Swiss writer known for her descriptions of desert life in North Africa. Born on February 17, 1877, she passed away on October 21, 1904. Eberhardt spent most of her adult life in North Africa, where she deeply engaged with the local culture and even converted to Islam. more

You May Also Like

“Think of being curled up and floating in a darkness. Even if you could think, even if you had an imagination, would you ever imagine its opposite, this miraculous world the Asian Taoists call the "Ten Thousand Things"? And if the darkness just got darker? And then you were dead? What would you care? How would you eve know the difference?”

IfsThinkingKnowsWorldCareImaginationDifferencesDarknessImagineThousandTenOppositesFloatingMiraculousAsian
Book:Jesus' Son: Stories
Create image

“. . . Moon-Watcher felt the first faint twinges of a new and potent emotion. It was a vague and diffuse sense of envy--of dissatisfaction with his life. He had no idea of its cause, still less of its cure; but discontent had come into his soul, and he had taken one small step toward humanity.”

FirstsStillsIdeasSoulHumanityFeltCausesEmotionStepsTakenMoonEnvyCuresNo IdeaVagueDiscontentDissatisfactionWatchersSmall Steps
Book:2001: A Space Odyssey
Create image

“I'm afraid that we all make mistakes. One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes. If we lie about having made a mistake, then it can't be corrected and it festers. On the other hand, if we give up just because we made a mistake, even a big mistake, none of us would get far in life.”

IfsGivingMadeCharacterHandsBigsLyingMistakeGiving UpHandleMaking MistakesMade A MistakeBig MistakeWe All Make Mistakes
Book:Confessor
Create image