By Henry David Thoreau
The more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think that the same is true of human beings.
— Henry David Thoreau
The more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think that the same is true of human beings. We do not wish to see children precocious, making great strides in their early years like sprouts, producing a soft and perishable timber, but better if they expand slowly at first, as if contending with difficulties, and so are solidified and perfected.