If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.
Audrey HepburnRead
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of balancing self-care and altruism as one matures.
Audrey Hepburn's quote reflects the dual responsibilities individuals face as they grow older. It suggests that personal development involves not only taking care of oneself but also extending a helping hand to others. This balance between self-help and supporting those around us is crucial for a fulfilling life.
Themes
HelpBalanceSelf-CareAltruismGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
Sharing this quote during a community service event to inspire volunteers.
More from Audrey Hepburn
All quotes βTrue beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
Audrey HepburnRead
On the one hand maybe Iβve remained infantile, while on the other I matured quickly, because at a young age I was very aware of suffering and fear.
Audrey HepburnRead
This is what you do on your very first day in Paris. You get yourself, not a drizzle, but some honest-to-goodness rain, and you find yourself someone really nice and drive her through the Bois de Boulogne in a taxi. The rain's very important. That's when Paris smells its sweetest. It's the damp chestnut trees.
Audrey HepburnRead
I speak for those children who cannot speak for themselves, children who have absolutely nothing but their courage and their smiles, their wits and their dreams.
Audrey HepburnRead
Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.
Audrey HepburnRead
Similar quotes
The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir.
Thomas FullerRead
You can be young without money but you can't be old without it.
Tennessee WilliamsRead
Solutions nearly always come from the direction you least expect, which means there's no point trying to look in that direction because it won't be coming from there.
Douglas AdamsRead
Sometimes ideas just come to me. Other times I have to sweat and almost bleed to make ideas come. It's a mysterious process, but I hope I never find out exactly how it works.
J. K. RowlingRead
Every book I've written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want.
Yann MartelRead
Muddled thinking inevitably results in muddled living
Elisabeth ElliotRead