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LXVI explained
A single line challenges the notion that life's value lies in repeating every experience, suggesting that not all experiences are worth duplicating.
What happens
A single line challenges the notion that life's value lies in repeating every experience, suggesting that not all experiences are worth duplicating.
Key passages
“Let him who would wish to duplicate his every experience prate of the value of life.”
Only someone who wants to relive every single moment of their life would talk about how valuable life is.
The narrator critiques the idea that life's value is proven by a desire to repeat all experiences, implying some are not worth revisiting.