And Reason kens he herits in A haunted house. Tenants unknown Assert their squalid lease of sin With earlier title than his own.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Reason struggles to control our inner lives because past sins and unknown forces inhabit our minds.
- In plain terms
- Reason lives in a haunted house of sin.
- What can you take from it?
- Our past sins haunt our reason.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What ghosts does your reason face?
- Do you feel guilty often?
Another view
Sometimes we are our own worst enemies, not ghosts.
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