Your heart is as fresh as your face; and that is well. The useless men are those who never change with the years. Many views that I held to in my youth and long afterwards are a pain to me now, and I am carrying away from Thrums memories of errors into which I fell at every stage of my ministry. When you are older you will know that life is a long lesson in humility.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People change over time, and what felt right in youth often becomes painful later. Life teaches humility through these shifts.
- In plain terms
- As you age, you change and learn humility.
- What can you take from it?
- Life teaches humility as your views change over time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How have your views changed?
- What did you learn from errors?
Another view
Some core values remain constant throughout life.
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