What one refuses in a minute No eternity will return.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Choices made quickly can have permanent consequences that time cannot undo.
- In plain terms
- Quick decisions can lead to lasting results you cannot fix.
- What can you take from it?
- Think before you act because some actions are irreversible.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What decision today could haunt you forever?
- How do you handle irreversible mistakes?
Another view
Some consequences can be mitigated or learned from over time.
More from Friedrich von Schiller
Translation: World history is the world's court.
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