J'ai vraiment, un vrai bagage dans la tete. S'il y avait pour cela, comme il y a partout ici, des compagnies d'assurance, voila un ballot je ferais assurer de suite.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Degas jokes about carrying many thoughts and wanting to insure them.
- In plain terms
- He jokes he has too many ideas and wants to insure them.
- What can you take from it?
- People value their thoughts and wish to protect them.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes thoughts worth insuring?
Another view
Insurance does not apply to thoughts.
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