A strange people, at once cruel and kind, strong and weak, and so quick to change from one extreme to the other that I could not predict what they would do.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker describes a group of people as contradictory and unpredictable, shifting quickly between extremes.
- In plain terms
- These people are cruel and kind and change so fast I cannot guess what they will do.
- What can you take from it?
- People can be contradictory and unpredictable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are people predictable?
- How do you handle inconsistency?
Another view
It generalizes a group without nuance.
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