What does it mean?
With age and experience, we learn that being kind is more valuable than being smart.
Key vocabulary
- admired
- respected and looked up to
Who said it?
Abraham Joshua Heschel: Polish-born American rabbi and philosopher (1907–1972).
“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.”
With age and experience, we learn that being kind is more valuable than being smart.
Abraham Joshua Heschel: Polish-born American rabbi and philosopher (1907–1972).