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When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.
But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
?UnattributedOften credited to Mark Twain
- Family
George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie.
Mark Twain1835–1910“Brief Biographical Sketch of George Washington”, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches (1867), ed. John Paul
When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.
Mark Twain1835–1910Autobiography of Mark Twain, Mark Twain Project edition, Volume 1 (2010), p. 210
The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
I am not young enough to know everything.
J. M. Barrie1860–1937Often credited to Oscar Wilde
Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.
Aristotle384–322 BC
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.
Henry David Thoreau1817–1862Walden (1854)In context
Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.
Fran Lebowitzborn 1950Social Studies (1981), “Tips for Teens”.
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.
Victor Hugo1802–1885
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.
SHSydney J. Harris1917–1986Strictly Personal (1953), “Purely Personal Prejudices”
- Ideas
The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age.
Lucille Ball1911–1989
Youth has no age.
Pablo Picasso1881–1973
You are young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters.
Plato429–349 BCThe Laws (Plato’s last and longest dialogue)
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.
Ogden Nash1902–1971
It’s easier to build a boy than to mend a man.
Charles Gavin