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description: "Whoso belongs only to his own age, and reverences only its gilt Popinjays or smoot-smeared Mumbojumbos, must needs die with it. — a quote by Thomas Carlyle."
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> # Whoso belongs only to his own age, and reverences only its gilt Popinjays or smoot-smeared Mumbojumbos, must needs die with it.

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## About this quote

What does it mean?Those who only value their own era’s superficial trends will die with it.In plain termsClinging to fleeting fashions ties you to their demise.What can you take from it?Avoid being trapped by temporary trends.

### Where it applies

- fashion industry
- political movements

### Putting it to work

- seek timeless values
- question popular fads

### Questions to consider

- How do you differentiate lasting ideas from fads?

### Another view

Some trends become lasting cultural foundations.

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3. > : with what scientific stoicism he walks through the land of wonders, unwondering :

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