To every man his little cross. Till he dies. And is forgotten.
SAMUEL BECKETTEver tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
More Samuel Beckett Quotes
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Don’t look for meaning in the words. Listen to the silences.
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Yes, there were times when I forgot not only who I was but that I was, forgot to be.
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It was long since I had longed for anything and the effect on me was horrible.
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Better hope deferred than none.
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Go on failing. Go on. Only next time, try to fail better.
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We have time to grow old. The air is full of our cries. But habit is a great deadener.
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Reality, whether approached imaginatively or empirically, remains a surface, hermetic.
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All mankind is us, whether we like it or not.
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What do I know of man’s destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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Any fool can turn a blind eye but who knows what the ostrich sees in the sand.
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Friendship, according to Proust, is the negation of that irremediable solitude to which every human being is condemned.
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I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.
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Against the charitable gesture there is no defence.
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For in me there have always been two fools, among others, one asking nothing better than to stay where he is and the other imagining that life might be slightly less horrible a little further on.
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I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation.
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