What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion...

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What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.

-Pedro Calderon de la Barca

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Listing of the words used, with individual translations of these words.

Madnessجنون junuun حماقت hemaaqat خبط khabt
Illusionجعل jaal دھوکا dhoka دھوکے کی ٹٹی
Shadowذل zil سایہ saayah ظل Zill
Storyافسانہ afsaanah داستان dastaan رومان Roman
Greatestاعظم aazam اعلا aala اکبر akbar
Goodاچھا achchha بھلا bhala حسن husn
Lifeآب ودانہ aab o daanah جان jaan جنم janam
Dreamآزاد تخیل ارادہ eraadah اُمید Umeed
Dreamsخواب khwaab

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Who said "What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion... "?

"What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion... " is one of a famous quotes by Pedro Calderon de la Barca. Complete quote is as follows;
"What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams."

What is "What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion... "?

"What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams." This is a quote by Pedro Calderon de la Barca which is about Dreams & Good. He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;

  • Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift in his youth he built an asylum for the insane, in his old age he was himself an inmate.
  • Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
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What does "What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion... " mean?

This quote is primarily about Good although it also includes other themes like Dreams & Good. It is attributed to Pedro Calderon de la Barca. Complete quote is as follows;
"What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams."