Change Quote by Robert Burns
“See Social-life and Glee sit down, All joyous and unthinking, Till, quite transmugrified, they're grown Debauchery and Drinking”
About This Quote
Source Poem: "The Social Life and Glee" (adapted), 1790
Joyful, carefree gatherings can devolve into excess and debauchery.
In simple terms: Fun can turn wild.
Key Takeaway
Guard against overindulgence.
Themes
excess
socializing
moderation
Mood
cautionary
reflective
Type
poetic
moral
When to use this quote
- parties
- festivals
- college events
- holiday celebrations
Key Concepts
human behavior
temptation
culture
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you balance fun and restraint?
- What signs warn of excess?
A Different Perspective
Total restraint may kill enjoyment.
![“He [Maxime] was twenty, and already there was nothing left to surprise or disgust him. He had certainly dreamt of the most extreme forms of debauchery. Vice with him was not an abyss, as with certain old men, but a natural, external growth.” quote by Émile Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/49a/mile-zola-1188_debauchery_he-maxime-was-twenty-and-already-there-w_283761.jpg)
![“All-cheering Plenty, with her flowing horn, Led yellow Autumn, wreath'd with nodding corn." [ Brigs of Ayr ]” quote by Robert Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f5b/robert-burns-1511_autumn_all-cheering-plenty-with-her-flowing-hor_208127.jpg)
