Derriere un voile, invisible et presente, J'etais de ce grand corps l'ame toute-puissante.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker describes being an invisible yet present soul animating a larger body.
- In plain terms
- I am the invisible power behind this great body.
- What can you take from it?
- True influence often operates unseen.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What invisible forces shape your world?
- How do you exert influence?
Another view
It romanticizes lack of visibility as strength.
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