In soft deluding lies let fools delight. A shadow marks our days, which end in Night.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fools enjoy deceptive lies, but life is marked by darkness and ends in death.
- In plain terms
- Ignorant people like lies, but our days are shadowed and end in night.
- What can you take from it?
- Deception offers temporary delight but ignores the inevitable end of life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you living in truth or illusion?
- How do you face the end of things?
Another view
The tone is overly pessimistic about human capacity for growth.
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