Boxes Quote by Marcel Proust
“Certainly, it is more reasonable to devote one's life to women than to postage stamps or old snuff-boxes, even to pictures or statues. But the example of other collections should be a warning to us to diversify, to have not one woman only but several.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: In Search of Lost Time, Volume 1, 1913
Life should not be devoted to a single obsession; diversify interests and relationships for richer experience.
In simple terms: Don't focus on one thing; have many interests.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate varied passions.
Themes
balance
relationships
diversity
Mood
reflective
thoughtful
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- career
- art collection
- personal relationships
- hobbies
Key Concepts
existentialism
human desire
Questions to Reflect On
- What areas of your life need more variety?
- How does diversification enrich your relationships?
A Different Perspective
Over‑specialization can limit growth and fulfillment.
![“For her [Françoise], wealth was like a necessary condition without which virtue would lack both merit and charm. She made so little distinction between the two that she came to see their qualities as interchangeable, expecting material comfort from virtue and moral edification from wealth.” quote by Marcel Proust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/573/marcel-proust-114_character_for-her-fran-oise-wealth-was-like-a-nece_2687.jpg)
![“The best way to marginalize the Muslim Brotherhood [in Egypt] is in the ballot box, not through arrests and killing people.” quote by Kelly Ayotte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/473/kelly-ayotte-18873_ballots_the-best-way-to-marginalize-the-muslim-b_273.jpg)
