The ability to make love frivolously is the chief characteristic which distinguishes human beings from beasts.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Making love without serious intent is a unique human trait.
- In plain terms
- Humans can be playful in love unlike animals.
- What can you take from it?
- Playfulness in intimacy is uniquely human.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes us human?
- Is playfulness important?
Another view
Animals also engage in non-reproductive mating.
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