La mort rapproche autant qu'elle separe, elle fait taire les passions mesquines.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Death brings people together as much as it separates them, and it silences petty passions.
- In plain terms
- Death unites and ends petty feelings.
- What can you take from it?
- Remember that mortality can quiet trivial conflicts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does awareness of death change your priorities?
- Do petty disputes seem less important when faced with mortality?
Another view
It may overlook the grief and pain death also causes.
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