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The Power and Vanity of Names in an Aging Perspective
The speaker discusses the odd reverence for names and how attaching noble meanings to words fails to grant virtue. He recalls a Paris landlady reacting to a dog named Louis, notes French restraint of royal idolatry, and warns that pride clings to hollow sounds rather than real substance. He reflects on aging and approaching death, viewing life as moving toward an inevitable end.
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