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Enthusiasm - a distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with outward applications of exper
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"Enthusiasm - a distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with outward applications of experience"

- Ambrose Bierce

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This quote by Ambrose Bierce recommends that interest is a quality of youth that can be treated with a mix of reflection and experience. Bierce indicates that enthusiasm is a sort of "distemper," or illness, that can be treated with "small doses of repentance" or regret for previous actions, and "outside applications of experience," or the knowledge got from life experiences. In other words, as we age, we ought to gain from our mistakes and become more familiar with the effects of our actions. This quote suggests that interest is a natural part of youth, however that it can be tempered with age and wisdom.

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Ambrose Bierce This quote is written / told by Ambrose Bierce between June 24, 1842 and December 26, 1914. He was a famous Journalist from USA. The author also have 124 other quotes.

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