Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
Dorothy L. SayersRead
Except ye become as little children, except you can wake on your fiftieth birthday with the same forward-looking excitement and interest in life that you enjoyed when you were five, "ye cannot enter the kingdom of God." One must not only die daily, but every day we must be born again.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Embodying the innocence and curiosity of childhood is essential for spiritual growth and renewal.
This quote by Dorothy L. Sayers emphasizes the importance of maintaining a childlike spirit throughout life. It suggests that to truly embrace life and its wonders, one must retain the enthusiasm, curiosity, and openness that children naturally possess, and be willing to experience personal transformation on a daily basis.
Themes
ChildhoodSpiritualityRenewalInnocenceCuriosity
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about embracing change, this quote can inspire the audience to always look at life with wonder.
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. . . the fellow's got a bee in his bonnet. Thinks God's a secretion of the liver--all right once in a way, but there's no need to keep on about it. There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited.
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