It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Gaining experience often means losing the vitality or freshness of youth.
- In plain terms
- As you get experience, you lose your youth.
- What can you take from it?
- Experience comes at the cost of youth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is losing youth worth gaining experience?
- What do you value more?
Another view
The quote presents aging as purely negative without noting wisdom.
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