I said, 'The years with change advance: If I make dark my countenance, I shut my life from happier chance.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Closing one's face to the world shuts out chances for happiness as time moves forward.
- In plain terms
- Looking sad blocks the chances for joy in life.
- What can you take from it?
- Keeping a dark face shuts out happy chances.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does your expression affect your life?
- What chance did you shut out?
Another view
It oversimplifies complex emotional struggles to facial expression.
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