Born Quote by Sophocles

“Not to be born is, past all prizing, best; but, when a man has seen the light, this is next best by far, that…

— Sophocles

Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly…

— Sophocles

Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

— Sophocles

It is best not to have been born at all: but, if born, as quickly as possible to return whence one came.

— Sophocles

“Never to have been born is best But if we must see the light, the next best Is quickly returning whence we came. When…

— David Benatar

“It is best not to be born or to die as soon as possible.”

— Pliny the Elder

The first hour after birth we see the world as it is. It takes the rest of our life to journey back to that…

— Skye Milo

I would have preferred to have been born in any other time than our own.

— Petrarch

“We were born to be great; we were born to be loved; we were born to be eternal.”

— Isaias Doleo Ochoa

“All you have to do is choose the right day, the right weather, and you come upon a hidden place in the morning light…

— John Burnside

Seen moment we born. We began the process of dying

— Miuna Happy

“That faint light in each of us which dates back to before our birth, to before all births, is what must be protected if…

— Emil M. Cioran