A man's moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from the gods in order to gain from them the right to dream.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Conscience is a burden given by higher powers to enable human imagination.
- In plain terms
- You cannot dream without also carrying the weight of right and wrong.
- What can you take from it?
- Creativity comes with moral responsibility.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is conscience a gift or a curse?
Another view
It assumes a religious or mythological framework.
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