Let us beware of losing our enthusiasms. Let us ever glory in something, and strive to retain our admiration for all that would ennoble, and our interest in all that would enrich and beautify our life.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Retain your enthusiasms and admiration for things that make life noble and beautiful.
- In plain terms
- Keep your enthusiasm for things that make life better.
- What can you take from it?
- Hold onto what inspires and enriches you.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you admire most?
- What has lost your enthusiasm?
Another view
It assumes people have the resources to pursue what enriches them.
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