Un soir, l'ame du vin chantait dans les bouteilles: 'Homme, vers toi je pousse, o cher desherite, Sous ma prison de verre et mes cires vermeilles.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Wine is personified as singing, urging the man to drink, while being trapped in glass and red wax.
- In plain terms
- Wine calls out to be poured, yet is confined.
- What can you take from it?
- Enjoy pleasures while recognizing their limits.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you feel trapped by desire?
- How can you balance enjoyment and restraint?
Another view
Metaphor may be obscure for practical use.
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