Creatures Quote by Robert Browning
“The only fault's with time; All men become good creatures: but so slow!”
About This Quote
Source Poem: "The Last Ride Together", 1859
Time reveals flaws; even good people become imperfect over ages.
In simple terms: Time shows imperfection in all.
Key Takeaway
Accept that time changes everyone.
Themes
philosophy
human nature
time
Mood
contemplative
poetic
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal reflection
- historical analysis
- literary study
Key Concepts
mortality
imperfection
growth
Questions to Reflect On
- How does time affect moral character?
- Can time improve or worsen virtue?
A Different Perspective
The quote misattributes a moral judgment to time.
![“Perhaps no order of mammals presents us with so extraordinary a series of gradations as this [step by step, from humans to apes to monkeys to lemurs] - leading us insensibly from the crown and summit of the animal creation down to creatures, from which there is but a step, as it seems, to the…” quote by Thomas Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/thomas-huxley-1183_animal_perhaps-no-order-of-mammals-presents-us_3051.jpg)
