Les gens sans esprit ressemblent aux mauvaises herbes qui se plaisent dans les bons terrains, et ils aiment d'autant plus etre amuses qu'ils s'ennuient eux-memes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People without minds are like weeds thriving in good soil; they amuse themselves because they are bored with themselves.
- In plain terms
- Mindless people fill time with trivial amusements out of boredom.
- What can you take from it?
- Cultivate intellect to avoid empty distractions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What activities stimulate your mind?
- How do you recognize intellectual stagnation?
Another view
Equating lack of intellect with weeds is reductive.
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