Y yuheci Junior Member Joined Jun 28, 2009 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location Finland Aug 26, 2014 #1 Could you please kindly teach me what is the meaning of "reason" in the following Saying: Vanity is the quicksand of reason (George Sand) Many thanks.
Could you please kindly teach me what is the meaning of "reason" in the following Saying: Vanity is the quicksand of reason (George Sand) Many thanks.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Aug 26, 2014 #2 yuheci said: Could you please [STRIKE]kindly[/STRIKE] tell me what is the meaning of "reason" in the following saying: Vanity is the quicksand of reason. (George Sand) Many thanks. Click to expand... See n3 here.
yuheci said: Could you please [STRIKE]kindly[/STRIKE] tell me what is the meaning of "reason" in the following saying: Vanity is the quicksand of reason. (George Sand) Many thanks. Click to expand... See n3 here.
Roman55 Key Member Joined Feb 5, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language British English Home Country Italy Current Location France Aug 26, 2014 #3 I am not a teacher. I imagine she wrote it in French, and the definition Rover_KE has indicated would probably be n1 in a French dictionary.
I am not a teacher. I imagine she wrote it in French, and the definition Rover_KE has indicated would probably be n1 in a French dictionary.
