The commonest and cheapest sounds, as the barking of a dog, produce the same effect on fresh and healthy ears that the rarest music does. It depends on your appetite for sound. Just as a crust is sweeter to a healthy appetite than confectionery to a pampered or diseased one.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Simple, common sounds affect a healthy ear just as profoundly as rare music, depending on one's appetite for sound.
- In plain terms
- Everyday sounds can be as moving as music if you appreciate them.
- What can you take from it?
- Cultivate a receptive ear for all sounds.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What everyday sounds bring you joy?
- How does your mood shape auditory experience?
Another view
Taste in sound is highly subjective.
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