Je suis jeune, il est vrai; mais aux ames bien nees La valeur n'attend point le nombre des annees.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- I am young, it is true; but for good souls, worth does not wait for many years.
- In plain terms
- Youth is real, yet virtue is not limited by age.
- What can you take from it?
- Age does not dictate moral value.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we value youth versus experience?
- What signs indicate true virtue?
Another view
Experience can still enhance the expression of virtue.
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