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“One can't carry one's father's corpse about everywhere.” quote by Guillaume Apollinaire
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“One can't carry one's father's corpse about everywhere.”

Guillaume Apollinaire

About This Quote

Source Poem: Le Voyageur, Guillaume Apollinaire, 1913

One cannot constantly bear the weight of a father's dead body.

In simple terms: Can't carry father's corpse everywhere.

Key Takeaway

Accept limits of personal burden.

Themes

family grief responsibility

Mood

somber reflective

Type

poetic philosophical

When to use this quote

  • funeral planning
  • emotional support
  • inheritance issues

Key Concepts

existentialism psychology

Questions to Reflect On

  • What burdens do you carry?
  • How to release inherited weight?
A Different Perspective

May be metaphorical.

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