Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker mocks humanity for trading intelligence for trivial comforts.
- In plain terms
- People trade their brains to buy alcohol when stressed.
- What can you take from it?
- Desperation makes people sacrifice wisdom for relief.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you sacrifice for comfort?
- How do you cope with stress?
Another view
Not everyone who drinks loses their intelligence permanently.
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