They please, are pleased, they give to get esteem, Till, seeming blest, they grow to what they seem.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People please others to gain esteem, and eventually they become like the image they project. They grow into what they seem to be.
- In plain terms
- People act nice to get respect, and eventually they become that way.
- What can you take from it?
- Acting a certain way can eventually make it your true nature.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can pretending to be good make you actually good?
- How much of our identity is performance?
Another view
Sometimes people only pretend and do not actually change inside.
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