These feeble and fastidious times.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Current times are characterized by weakness and excessive refinement.
- In plain terms
- These times are weak and overly picky.
- What can you take from it?
- Critique eras that lack substance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are times truly feeble?
- What defines an age?
Another view
Such critiques may overlook progress.
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