A green sapling grows from a cracked floral teacup beside silvery scraps and pink petals.

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Elbert Hubbard

Whom the Gods love die young no matter how long they live.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The saying takes the idea that those loved by the gods die young and adds an apparent contradiction: their years can be many. One reading separates youthfulness from age, suggesting that a person can remain young in spirit however long the life lasts.

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