Beginning Quote by T. S. Eliot
“And the end and the beginning were always there Before the beginning and after the end.”
About This Quote
Source Poem: “Four Quartets” by T. S. Eliot, 1942
Time is cyclical; beginnings and endings are interconnected and perpetual.
In simple terms: Beginnings and endings repeat forever.
Key Takeaway
Embrace the continuity of life.
Themes
time
philosophy
existence
Mood
contemplative
poetic
Type
literary
inspirational
When to use this quote
- life transitions
- spiritual practice
- creative cycles
- historical analysis
Key Concepts
cyclical time
eternity
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you perceive cycles in your life?
- What does “always there” mean to you?
A Different Perspective
Can be abstract and hard to apply practically.
![“the ordinary man's experience is chaotic, irregular, fragmentary. [He] falls in love or reads Spinoza, and these two experiences have nothing to do with each other, or with the noise of the typewriter, or the smell of cooking; in the mind of the poet these experiences are always forming new wholes” quote by T. S. Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/18e/t-s-eliot-633_art_the-ordinary-man-s-experience-is-chaotic_93688.jpg)
