<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Childhood enthusiasm is often whittled away. A... > Childhood enthusiasm is often whittled away. A child's boundless passion can be slowly worn down by discouragement, like a mighty oak carved into a toothpick through a thousand small cuts. **Source:** [[livestreams/Purpose, Judgment, and the Courage to Begin - Workbook|Purpose, Judgment, and the Courage to Begin]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Childhood enthusiasm is often whittled away. A child's boundless passion can be slowly worn down by discouragement, like a mighty oak carved into a toothpick through a thousand small cuts.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-childhood-enthusiasm-often-thousand-small-cuts ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->