Hi,
"Because piety is difficult to initiate, it is good to begin in one's youth, as it is written, 'Remember your Creator in your youth; when he ages he will not stray therefrom.'
"Also, the repentance of an elder when he has aged, and his desire has waned, is like that of a person who speaks slanderously and then is unable to speak and says no more. If one repents when he is still strong and his desire is still powerful and he conquers it, this is praiseworthy repentance. He acts with might in controlling his powerful and stubborn desire; regarding this it is written, 'One who controls his spirit is more powerful than a conqueror of cities.' The reward for doing something difficult is very great."
(R' Yehudah haChasid, Sefer Chasidim 7)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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