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    As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind.

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Alas! the slippery nature of tender youth.
[Lat., Teneris, heu, lubrica moribus aetas!]

Alas! the slippery nature of tender youth.
[Lat., Teneris, heu, lubrica moribus aetas!]

by Claudian (claudianus) Found in: Youth Quotes,
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Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

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At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I read more

At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?

by Jules Feiffer Found in: Age Quotes,
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Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock.

Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock.

by Ben Lindsey Found in: Youth Quotes,
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A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.

A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Youth Quotes,
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Only the young die good.

Only the young die good.

by Cynic's Calendar Found in: Age Quotes,
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I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.

I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.

by James Matthew Barrie Found in: Youth Quotes,
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If I'd known how old I was going to be I'd have taken better care of myself. -Adolph Zukor.

If I'd known how old I was going to be I'd have taken better care of myself. -Adolph Zukor.

by Adolph Zukor Found in: Age Quotes,
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Age ... is a matter of feeling, not of years.

Age ... is a matter of feeling, not of years.

by George William Curtis Found in: Age Quotes,
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