Quote by William Butler Yeats, The Windin

Life is a journey up a spiral staircase; as we grow older we cover the ground covered we have covered before, only higher up; as we look down the winding stair below us we measure our progress by the number of places where we were but no longer are. The journey is both repetitious and progressive; we go both round and upward.

Life is a journey up a spiral staircase; as we grow older we

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This quote portrays life as a continuous journey comparable to ascending a spiral staircase. As we age, we revisit the same ground we have previously treaded, but from a higher perspective. Looking back, we gauge our progress by recognizing the places we have moved on from. Life is depicted as a combination of repetition and progression, encompassing both circling back and moving upward.

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By William Butler Yeats, The Windin

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