Tout ce qui plait a une raison de plaire, et mepriser les attroupements de ceux qui s'egarent n'est pas le moyen de les ramener ou ils devraient etre.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Baudelaire says that what pleases has a reason to please, and despising crowds of the misguided does not help bring them back to the right path.
- In plain terms
- Understanding why something appeals is better than just hating the wrong crowd.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek to understand before judging.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can we discover the reason behind appeal?
- When is condemnation justified?
Another view
The advice may be idealistic in hostile situations.
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