Every day Quote by Camilo Gomes Jr
““Reading is accumulating knowledge. But not only that. Reading offers us every day what religion promises us for a posthumous and improbable future: the possibility of living beyond what our lifetime allows us to.””
About This Quote
Reading expands knowledge and offers a sense of timeless existence beyond life’s limits.
In simple terms: Reading gives knowledge and a feeling of living beyond death.
Key Takeaway
Seek knowledge and cherish its lasting impact.
Themes
knowledge
timelessness
existence
growth
Mood
reflective
inspirational
Type
philosophical
literary
When to use this quote
- personal development
- education
- legacy building
- coping with mortality
Key Concepts
philosophy
spirituality
literature
Questions to Reflect On
- How does reading change your view of mortality?
- What timeless does literature give you?
A Different Perspective
The claim of living beyond life is metaphorical, not literal.
![“Accumulating knowledge is a form of avarice and lends itself to another version of the Midas story ...man [is] so avid for knowledge that everything that he touches turns to facts; his faith becomes theology; his love becomes lechery; his wisdom becomes science; pursuing meaning, he ignores truth.” quote by Malcolm Muggeridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8e6/malcolm-muggeridge-2370_accumulating_accumulating-knowledge-is-a-form-of-avar_566709.jpg)
![“The point is: have you ever noticed how we crush a cockroach without further worry and feel no remorse in spite of being in fact terminating a life? That's it. We do so because we don't identify ourselves with a cockroach. Because it's very diffent from us. [...] Thinking from that side, I suppose…” quote by Camilo Gomes Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ef3/camilo-gomes-jr-24361_bias_the-point-is-have-you-ever-noticed-how-w_338814.jpg)
