Live with your century; but do not be its creature.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Live in your era but don’t become a slave to it.
- In plain terms
- Engage with your time, but don’t be controlled by it.
- What can you take from it?
- Maintain agency despite societal trends.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can we balance conformity and individuality?
- What aspects of our era should we resist?
Another view
Complete independence from one’s era is unrealistic.
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