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  What it means

  “When the hair turns grey, wisdom matures.” With age comes experience and better judgement. Growing older brings not just grey hairs but also greater wisdom.

  English equivalent

  With age comes wisdom.

  Vocabulary

  • włos — hair
  • siwieć — to turn grey
  • rozum — reason, mind, wisdom
  • dojrzewać — to mature, to ripen

  Grammar note

  'Siwieje' and 'dojrzeje' are third-person singular present and future forms respectively, creating a parallel structure.

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