The young do not know enough to be prudent, and so they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Youthful lack of caution enables them to attempt and succeed at impossible tasks.
- In plain terms
- Young people try impossible things and succeed because they aren't careful.
- What can you take from it?
- Inexperience can drive breakthrough achievement.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is innocence an advantage?
- What drives progress?
Another view
Recklessness can also lead to failure or harm.
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