Qui serait assez insense pour mourir sans avoir fait au moins le tour de sa prison ? (Le Grand Chemin, p. 564)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- No one is so foolish as to die without exploring their own confinement.
- In plain terms
- You should understand your limits before you die.
- What can you take from it?
- Explore your own constraints and conditions before it is too late.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the prison you are avoiding?
Another view
Some people find peace without needing to fully understand their prison.
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