Aldous Huxley Quote - A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle-aged habit and convention.
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A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle-aged habit and convention.

"A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle-aged habit and convention."
— Aldous Huxley
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Aldous Huxley
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Meaning of this quote

Childlike openness can sustain learning after convention has made many adults intellectually rigid.

Key takeaway: Keep questioning and experimenting beyond the habits you have already mastered.

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Published prose: Collected Essays.

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Attributed author: Aldous Huxley

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