So at first sight it really sounds deep and splendid, but if we think out this proverb, we can find out that it has a real reflection to the real life course everyone being a child has lots of abilities to develop and improve but in most cases it gradually fades after some years if parents don't pay a corresponding attention to their baby. Everyone has the same abilities, world undestanding and potential at first, but very little really do understand what to do next...