Quotes about Youth
No civilization has ever survived unless the elders saw it their duty to pass on gifts of Spirit to the young ones.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
No civilization has ever survived unless the elders saw it their duty to pass on gifts of Spirit to the young ones. Is it that we are selfish, or is it that we ourselves have never found the gift ourselves? I suspect it is largely the latter. I don't think most people are terribly selfish. They just don't know.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
We must discover a source of inner security before we can withstand the insecurities that every life holds. Children are not ready for this, nor are teenagers, nor are young adults. Honest soul work is usually done in the second half of life, although it is forced on some much earlier through imprisonment or family tragedy.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
New York white youth were killing victims; that was a 'sociological' problem. But when black youth killed somebody, the power structure was looking to hang somebody.
— Malcolm X
If there be any thing a man might well pray against, that thing is the responsive gratification of some of the devoutest prayers of his youth.
— Herman Melville
Kids are curious.Kids are watching ants while adults are stepping on them.
— Jim Rohn
Dear young people, don't be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness.
— Pope Francis
The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.
— William Temple
We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible... So we will do them anyway.
— William Wilberforce
We are too young to realise that certain things are impossible.
— William Wilberforce
The child is father of the man: And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
— William Wordsworth
My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
— William Wordsworth