Obey the voice at eve obeyed at prime.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Follow the voice that guided you in youth during your later years.
- In plain terms
- Keep following the same inner voice you did before.
- What can you take from it?
- Consistency in values matters across a lifetime.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does your inner voice change?
- What values stay constant?
Another view
The voice you heard young might not be right later.
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