Qualis artifex pereo!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- What a craftsman I am dying!
- In plain terms
- He laments his own demise as a craftsman.
- What can you take from it?
- Self-awareness of one's trade can intensify the feeling of loss.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does professional identity affect one's view of death?
- What legacy do craftsmen leave?
Another view
The phrase is vague and may be a fragment of a larger statement.
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