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Meaning
The quote suggests that college gives people time and space to think before making quick judgments. It presents higher education as a setting that encourages patience, reflection, and less impulsive thinking.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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No source found on Wikiquote; the quote is listed as attributed to Robert Frost.
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Robert Frost was an American poet (1874–1963).
About Robert Frost
American poet
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. He is known for his realistic portrayals of rural life and his mastery of American colloquial speech, especially in poems set in New England in the early 20th century. In those settings, Frost explored questions that were larger than the landscape itself, using ordinary rural scenes to look at social and philosophical concerns. His work stays closely tied to place and speech, but it often reaches beyond them to reflect on human experience.
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Books by Robert Frost
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1973
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2015