Man is the microcosm: I am my world.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Humans encompass the world within themselves; the individual self mirrors the whole universe.
- In plain terms
- Each person contains their own world inside them.
- What can you take from it?
- Individual perspective defines one's reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define your world?
- What is the self?
Another view
It may ignore the objective existence of the external world.
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