"Condemned men sometimes affect a steadfastness and indifference to death which is really only fear of looking death in the face; thus it can be said that this steadfastness and indifference do for their spirit what the bandage does for their eyes."
— La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de (1613-1680)
Date
1665
Metaphor
"Condemned men sometimes affect a steadfastness and indifference to death which is really only fear of looking death in the face; thus it can be said that this steadfastness and indifference do for their spirit what the bandage does for their eyes."
Metaphor in Context
21. Condemned men sometimes affect a steadfastness and indifference to death which is really only fear of looking death in the face; thus it can be said that this steadfastness and indifference do for their spirit what the bandage does for their eyes.
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
La Rochefoucauld. Maxims. Trans Leonard Tancock (London: Penguin, 1959).
Theme
Mind's Eye
Date of Entry
03/05/2006
