All that I know I learned after I was thirty.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Clemenceau reflects that most of his significant learning happened after age thirty.
- In plain terms
- He learned most of what he knows after turning thirty.
- What can you take from it?
- Wisdom often comes later in life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do we learn most?
- Does age equal wisdom?
Another view
Some learning occurs early in life.
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