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    Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace. It takes 20 years or more of peace to make a man; it takes only 20 seconds of war to destroy him.

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Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.

Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.

by Lord Chesterfield Found in: Youth Quotes,
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No man knows he is young while he is young.

No man knows he is young while he is young.

by Gilbert K. Chesterton Found in: Youth Quotes,
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When the newspapers have got nothing else to talk about, they cut loose on the young. The young are always read more

When the newspapers have got nothing else to talk about, they cut loose on the young. The young are always news. If they are up to something, that's news. If they aren't, that's news too.

by Kenneth Rexroth Found in: Youth Quotes,
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Ah! happy years! once more who would not be a boy!

Ah! happy years! once more who would not be a boy!

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There is a fountain of youth: It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring in your life and read more

There is a fountain of youth: It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring in your life and the lives of people you love

by Sophia Loren Found in: Youth Quotes,
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As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,
so I am no read more

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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Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

by Cyril Connolly Found in: Youth Quotes,
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Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy read more

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

by Samuel Ullman Found in: Youth Quotes,
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We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices read more

We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.

by Mary Mcleod Bethune Found in: Youth Quotes,
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