The young man must store up, the old man must use.
—Seneca the Younger, c. 63Quotes
I was born at a very early age. Before I had time to regret it, I was four and a half years old.
—Groucho Marx, 1959Even members of the nobility, let alone persons of no consequence, would do well not to have children.
—Yoshida Kenko, c. 1330I’ve never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It’s probably because they have forgotten their own.
—Margaret Atwood, 1976Bright youth passes as quickly as thought.
—Theognis, c. 550 BCThe young always have the same problem—how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their elders and copying one another.
—Quentin Crisp, 1968Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the inclination of your heart and the desire of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
—Book of Ecclesiastes, c. 200 BCThe young leading the young is like the blind leading the blind.
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 1747Ah, there are no children nowadays.
—Molière, 1673Youth, youth, springtime of beauty.
—Anthem of the National Fascist Party, c. 1924No time to marry, no time to settle down, I’m a young woman, and ain’t done runnin’ round.
—Bessie Smith, 1926Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.
—Herbert Hoover, 1936Most men employ the first years of their life in making the last miserable.
—Jean de La Bruyère, 1688