Final Ruin fiercely drives Her plowshare o'er creation.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Destruction acts with force to erase the work of creation.
- In plain terms
- Ruin destroys creation aggressively.
- What can you take from it?
- Destruction can undo creation quickly.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What gets destroyed most easily?
- How can we protect what we create?
Another view
It presents ruin as inevitable and unstoppable.
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