There are few situations in life that cannot be honourably settled, and without loss of time, either by suicide, a bag of gold, or by thrusting a despised antagonist over the edge of a precipice upon a dark night.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Conflicts can be settled by suicide, paying money, or pushing an opponent off a cliff.
- In plain terms
- Disagreements can be resolved by ending yourself, buying peace, or eliminating the other person.
- What can you take from it?
- Some conflicts allow only extreme or immoral resolutions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are there always honorable solutions?
- What drives someone to extreme choices?
Another view
It presents violence and self-harm as valid solutions which is ethically problematic.
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