Sweet childish days, that were as long As twenty days are now.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Childhood days felt subjectively longer than days in adulthood.
- In plain terms
- A day as a child felt like many days as an adult.
- What can you take from it?
- Time seems to move faster as we grow older.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does time feel slower now than it used to?
Another view
Subjective time varies by activity, not just age.
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