Tears throw a veil over our faults and allow us to accuse fate without fear or contradiction.
Interpretation
Tears can provide a temporary shield from our shortcomings, giving us a way to blame external circumstances without challenge.
This quote by Italo Svevo suggests that when we are emotional, particularly when we cry, we may feel a momentary release from the judgment of our own flaws. Tears can create a protective barrier that allows us to express our frustrations with fate and circumstances, enabling us to vocalize grievances without the worry of contradiction or scrutiny, as our emotional state might obscure our accountability.
In practice
Using this quote during a discussion on how emotions affect our judgment.
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The fancies of wine are authentic events.
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If you look too closely at the form, you miss the Essence.
The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.
If there were no human nature, then there would be nothing for deliberate effort to be applied to. If there were no deliberate effort, then human nature would not be able to beautify itself.
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