Shon MehtaWhen I was young, I thought I was a very smart and learned person. But now, the more I read, the more I learn, the more I think, the humbler I become.
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When we were young we thought that we knew it all. We were so sure of ourselves and had such high expectations. However, as we grow older and gain more experience, we often discover that those things we thought we knew were just childish fantasies. The author of the quote discovered that the more he read and the more he learned, the more humble he became.
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