To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but what he aspires to.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- To know someone look at what they want to achieve not what they have done. Their aspirations reveal their true heart.
- In plain terms
- Look at what a person wants to do not what they have done.
- What can you take from it?
- Aspirations reveal character more than achievements.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does your aspiration say about you?
- Do you judge by past or future?
Another view
Some people talk big but do little.
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