Even in his palmiest days there were good friends who could stand only limited stretches of the Lambert barrage of ideas, jokes, fantasy, quotations, apt instances, things that had struck him as he walked through London, not because these lacked quality, on the contrary because the mixture was after a while altogether too rich.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Even at his best, Lambert's dense flow of ideas overwhelmed friends, not due to poor quality but excess richness.
- In plain terms
- His mind was so full of thoughts and jokes that friends could only listen for a short time.
- What can you take from it?
- Intellectual abundance can overwhelm others.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much stimulation is too much?
- Why do rich minds isolate themselves?
Another view
Some people thrive on dense, rapid-fire conversation.
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