Quotes About Youth

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?

The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face.

The true lover of learning then must his earliest youth, as far as in him lies, desire all truth. . .He whose desires are drawn toward knowledge in every form will be absorbed in the pleasures of the soul, and will hardly feel bodily pleasures- -I mean, if he be a true philosopher and not a sham one. . .Then how can he who has the magnificence of mind and is the spectator of all times and all existence, think much of human life? He cannot. Or can such a one account death fearful? No indeed

By the time a man notices that he is no longer young, his youth has long since left him.

Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk; it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine.

Men make love more intensely at 20, but make love better, however, at 30 - Men make love more intensely at 20, but make love better, however, at 30 - Catherine II of Russia

I have almost done with harridans, and shall soon become old enough to fall in love with girls of fourteen

Love passes quickly, and passes like a street Arab, anxious to mark his way with mischief

When I look at you every aged phrase is new, and there are moments when it seems Ive married one of Shakespeares dreams.

A heart in love with beauty never grows old.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting woman would take advantage of it.

A heart that loves is always young.

Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us

When we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the old days we know what it means to have them.

Then let thy love be younger than thyself, Or thy affection cannot hold the bent

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the principles which should guide those who from their youth aspire to an honorable and excellent life, as Love awakens them

A child's spirit is like a child, you can never catch it by running after it; you must stand still, and, for love, it will soon itself come back.

Love in young men for the most part is not love but sexual desire, and its accomplishment is the end

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

If young love is just a game then I must have missed the kickoff

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them all!

In high school you can think you're in love; but I believe you have to know yourself completely before you can truly fall in love and be loved back by someone else.

The heart that loves is always young.

The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in a woman, it's boldness.