Le soleil ni la mort ne se peuvent regarder fixement.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Neither the sun nor death can be looked at directly.
- In plain terms
- Some powerful realities are too intense to stare at.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid staring directly at overwhelming realities.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What truths do you avoid looking at?
Another view
Metaphorically true, but not literally about the sun.
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