It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age.

Published on June 6, 2016 , under Quotes
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Source: Margaret Mead, As quoted in Teacher’s Treasury of Stories for Every Occasion (1958) by Millard Dale Baughman, page: 69.

It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age - Margaret Mead

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