Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?
John KeatsRead
I will clamber through the clouds and exist.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses a desire to rise above challenges and simply be alive.
John Keats conveys a sense of perseverance and the human spirit's ability to push through obstacles. By stating he will 'clamber through the clouds,' he suggests that despite difficulties, he aims to achieve existence and find joy in being alive.
Themes
ExistenceCloudsPerseveranceLifeInspiration
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about overcoming adversity, one might say, 'As John Keats once wrote, I will clamber through the clouds and exist.'
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Faded the flower and all its budded charms,Faded the sight of beauty from my eyes,Faded the shape of beauty from my arms,Faded the voice, warmth, whiteness, paradise!Vanishd unseasonably
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I think we may class the lawyer in the natural history of monsters.
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