Laugh and fear not, creatures. Now that you are no longer dumb and witless, you need not always be grave. For jokes as well as justice come in with speech. (ch. 10)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Creatures who can now speak should not always be serious; jokes belong with speech and justice.
- In plain terms
- Since you can talk now, you do not always need to be serious.
- What can you take from it?
- Speech brings the capacity for humor alongside justice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should humor accompany justice?
- What does speech enable?
Another view
The quote assumes speech automatically enables humor.
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