All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the sand pile at Sunday School. These are the things I learned. These are the things you already know:
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Basic wisdom for living comes from early childhood lessons rather than advanced education.
- In plain terms
- Wisdom comes from simple childhood lessons, not school.
- What can you take from it?
- Basic lessons hold the most wisdom.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What did you learn in kindergarten?
- Is simplicity better?
Another view
Advanced study does offer specific complex insights.
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