Perfume; Any smell that is used to drown a worse one
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Perfume is used to cover up unpleasant odors.
- In plain terms
- Perfume masks bad smells rather than being nice itself.
- What can you take from it?
- Use scent to mask unpleasantness, not just for luxury.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you wear perfume?
- What does perfume represent to you?
Another view
It reduces perfume to a tool for covering smells.
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