Go Far in Life

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.

George Washington Carver

Do you sometimes mix up further and farther? Merriam-Webster has you covered. ‘Some usage guides teach that farther refers to physical distance and further to figurative distance,.. Historically, these words have been interchangeable with regard to distance, but further is the preferred choice for the adverb meaning “moreover,” the adjective sense meaning “additional,” and as a verb (“to further one’s career”).’ Except, according to the article , it’s not always that easy to differentiate since both words can be used as “an adverb, adjective, or a verb, and has multiple meanings in some of these parts of speech.” And there you have it: Language, a way to convey meaning.

About the author

George Washington Carver (c. 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.