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Youth35 quotes
Ancient times were the youth of the world. — Francis Bacon · 1605The deepest definition of Youth is, Life as yet untouched by tragedy. — Alfred North Whitehead · 1933Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow will be dying. — Robert Herrick · 1648My salad days,
When I was green in judgment. — William Shakespeare · 1607I wish I were a girl again, half savage and hardy, and free. — Emily Bronte · 1847The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. — Oscar Wilde · 1890All 35 quotes →Looking back3 quotes
Should I live for centuries, the sweet period of my youth would not be reborn, nor effaced from my memory. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1761I remember my youth and the feeling that will never come back any more—the feeling that I could last for ever, outlast the sea, the earth, and all men; the deceitful feeling that lures us on to joys, to perils, to love, to vain effort—to death; the triumphant conviction of strength, the heat of life in the handful of dust, the glow in the heart that with every year grows dim, grows cold, grows small, and expires—and expires, too soon, too soon—before life itself. — Joseph Conrad · 1898All I'm saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life, remind me to kill myself. — Randall 'Pink' Floyd · 1993Lost youth3 quotes
Then be not coy, but use your time;
And while ye may, go marry
For having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry. — Robert Herrick · 1648To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable. — Oscar Wilde · 1890You'll never be young again. — Mr. Robinson · 1967Old age3 quotes
The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. — Oscar Wilde · 1890If youth knew; if age could. — Henri Estienne · 1594It strikes me that this may be one of the differences between youth and age: when we are young, we invent different futures for ourselves; when we are old, we invent different pasts for others. — Julian Barnes · 2011Passage of time3 quotes
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow will be dying. — Robert Herrick · 1648Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought. — Theognis of Megara · 541 BCTime, the subtle thief of youth. — John Milton · 1645Youth vs. old age3 quotes
If youth knew; if age could. — Henri Estienne · 1594Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. — Herbert Asquith · 1923It strikes me that this may be one of the differences between youth and age: when we are young, we invent different futures for ourselves; when we are old, we invent different pasts for others. — Julian Barnes · 2011Aging2 quotes
Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought. — Theognis of Megara · 541 BCWe wove a web in childhood,
A web of sunny air;
We dug a spring in infancy
Of water pure and fair;
We sowed in youth a mustard seed,
We cut an almond rod;
We are now grown up to riper age —
Are they withered in the sod? — Charlotte Bronte · 1835Carpe diem2 quotes
There's nothing so dangerous as sitting still. You've only got one life, one youth, and you can let it slip through your fingers if you want to; nothing easier. Most people do that. — Willa Cather · 1912Realize your youth while you have it... Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Living in the moment2 quotes
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow will be dying. — Robert Herrick · 1648How beautiful is youth,
that is always slipping away!
Whoever wants to be happy, let him be so:
of tomorrow there's no knowing. — Lorenzo de Medici · 1490Taking risks2 quotes
Realize your youth while you have it... Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Risk is what keeps us young, isn't it, darling? — Aunt Emma · 2013Time2 quotes
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow will be dying. — Robert Herrick · 1648Time, the subtle thief of youth. — John Milton · 1645Adolescence1 quote
All I'm saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life, remind me to kill myself. — Randall 'Pink' Floyd · 1993Being young1 quote
Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive,
But to be young was very heaven! — William Wordsworth · 1809Dying young1 quote
Whom the gods love dies young. — Menander · 290 BCEffects of time1 quote
We wove a web in childhood,
A web of sunny air;
We dug a spring in infancy
Of water pure and fair;
We sowed in youth a mustard seed,
We cut an almond rod;
We are now grown up to riper age —
Are they withered in the sod? — Charlotte Bronte · 1835Enjoying one's youth1 quote
When all the world is young, lad,
And all the trees are green;
And every goose a swan, lad,
And every lass a queen;
Then hey for boot and horse, lad,
And round the world away:
Young blood must have its course, lad,
And every dog his day. — Charles Kingsley · 1863Fate1 quote
Whom the gods love dies young. — Menander · 290 BCFinding oneself1 quote
Young people, who are still uncertain of their identity, often try on a succession of masks in the hope of finding the one which suits them-the one, in fact, which is not a mask. — W.H. Auden · 1973Freedom of youth1 quote
I wish I were a girl again, half savage and hardy, and free. — Emily Bronte · 1847Girlhood1 quote
I wish I were a girl again, half savage and hardy, and free. — Emily Bronte · 1847High school1 quote
All I'm saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life, remind me to kill myself. — Randall 'Pink' Floyd · 1993Impermanence1 quote
We wove a web in childhood,
A web of sunny air;
We dug a spring in infancy
Of water pure and fair;
We sowed in youth a mustard seed,
We cut an almond rod;
We are now grown up to riper age —
Are they withered in the sod? — Charlotte Bronte · 1835Living life to the fullest1 quote
Realize your youth while you have it... Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Marriage1 quote
Then be not coy, but use your time;
And while ye may, go marry
For having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry. — Robert Herrick · 1648Nations1 quote
Nations, like men, have their infancy. — Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke · 1752Old vs. young1 quote
The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Personal growth1 quote
Young people, who are still uncertain of their identity, often try on a succession of masks in the hope of finding the one which suits them-the one, in fact, which is not a mask. — W.H. Auden · 1973Personal identity1 quote
Young people, who are still uncertain of their identity, often try on a succession of masks in the hope of finding the one which suits them-the one, in fact, which is not a mask. — W.H. Auden · 1973Pretentiousness1 quote
Yes, of course we were pretentious—what else is youth for? — Julian Barnes · 2011Prime of life1 quote
My salad days,
When I was green in judgment. — William Shakespeare · 1607