Joan was a being so uplifted from the ordinary run of mankind that she finds no equal in a thousand years. She embodied the natural goodness and valour of the human race in unexampled perfection. Unconquerable courage, infinite compassion, the virtue of the simple, the wisdom of the just, shone forth in her. She glorifies as she freed the soil from which she sprang.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author praises Joan for extraordinary courage, compassion, and virtue.
- In plain terms
- The author says Joan was perfect in goodness and bravery.
- What can you take from it?
- Greatness is recognized through moral and physical virtues.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can a human truly be perfect?
Another view
Idealized descriptions may ignore human flaws.
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