“For a guest remembers all his days the hospitable man who showed him kindness.”
XV. 54–55 (tr. G. H. Palmer).
Odyssey (c. 725 BC)
“The childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day.”
The quote "The childhood shows the man, As morning shows the day." is famous quote by John Milton (1608–1674), English epic poet.
Source: Paradise Regained by John Milton
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