If I should go before the rest of you Break not a flower nor inscribe a stone, Nor when I'm gone speak in a Sunday voice But be the usual selves that I have known. Weep if you must, Parting is hell, But life goes on, So sing as well.Joyce Grenfell
About This Quote
This quote is about how some people fail to live up to their potential. They become depressed because they know they are not doing something that is truly important in life. They are too focused on the little things of life that are not important, while ignoring the bigger things that are. It also speaks about how some people cannot bear to see others unhappy, so they do whatever they can to make them happy, even if it means breaking a flower or writing a message on a stone.
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