--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Age continually alters the faces of those…" description: "\"Age continually alters the faces of those who think or study, and so their portraits differ from one another and don't even resemble them for very long..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/george-sand-1753_age_age-continually-alters-the-faces-of-thos_596385.jpg" --- # Age continually alters the faces of those who think or… ![“Age continually alters the faces of those who think or study, and so their portraits differ from one another and don't even resemble them for very long. I dream so much and live so little that I'm sometimes only three years old. But the next day I'm three hundred, if the dream has been sombre.” quote by George Sand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/george-sand-1753_age_age-continually-alters-the-faces-of-thos_596385.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/george-sand-1753_age_age-continually-alters-the-faces-of-thos_596385.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/george-sand-1753_age_age-continually-alters-the-faces-of-thos_596385.jpg) > “Age continually alters the faces of those who think or study, and so their portraits differ from one another and don't even resemble them for very long. I dream so much and live so little that I'm sometimes only three years old. But the next day I'm three hundred, if the dream has been sombre.” [George Sand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-sand/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Time changes our perceptions, making us feel youthful or aged depending on dreams and reality. **In simple terms:** Our self‑image shifts with time and imagination. Key Takeaway Embrace change, stay present. Themes identity time perception Mood reflective poetic Type literary philosophical When to use this quote - creative writing - personal reflection - psychological insight Key Concepts subjective reality aging dreams Questions to Reflect On - How do your dreams affect your sense of self? - What anchors you amid changing perceptions? 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