“I would rather that my spark should burn out in a
brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a
superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and
permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall
not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”—American
novelist and short-story writer Jack London (1876-1916), quoted in The Bulletin,
San Francisco, California, December 2, 1916Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Quote of the Day (Jack London, on the ‘Proper Function of Man’)
“I would rather that my spark should burn out in a
brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a
superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and
permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall
not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”—American
novelist and short-story writer Jack London (1876-1916), quoted in The Bulletin,
San Francisco, California, December 2, 1916
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