For the record, the reference is not a German proverb but a quote from James Baldwin that I read in a BrainPickings email.
Brain Pickings 08/07/2018:
A man grows up when he looks back, realizes what has happened to him, accepts it all, and begins to change himself. He cannot grow up until he reaches this moment and passes it... — James Baldwin, The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings
For the record, the reference is not a German proverb but a quote from James Baldwin that I read in a BrainPickings email.
Brain Pickings 08/07/2018:
A man grows up when he looks back, realizes what has happened to him, accepts it all, and begins to change himself. He cannot grow up until he reaches this moment and passes it... — James Baldwin, The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings
For the record, the reference is not a German proverb but a quote from James Baldwin that I read in a BrainPickings email.
Brain Pickings 08/07/2018:
A man grows up when he looks back, realizes what has happened to him, accepts it all, and begins to change himself. He cannot grow up until he reaches this moment and passes it... — James Baldwin, The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings