It is long ere we discover how rich we are. Our history, we are sure, is quite tame: we have nothing to write, nothing to infer. But our wiser years still run back to the despised recollections of childhood, and always we are fishing up some wonderful article out of that pond; until, by and by, we begin to suspect that the biography of the one foolish person we know is, in reality, nothing less than the miniature paraphrase of the hundred volumes of the Universal History.

Summary

This quote suggests that it takes time before we realize the true value and richness of our lives. While our personal histories may seem unremarkable at first, as we grow older, we often find hidden treasures and profound insights within our past experiences. Even the seemingly trivial recollections of our childhood hold remarkable significance. Eventually, we come to understand that the story of even a single foolish person we know mirrors the essence of the vast Universal History contained within numerous volumes.

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