Quotes about Youth

The imagination of a boy is healthy, and the mature imagination of a man is healthy; but there is a space of life between, in which the soul is in a ferment, the character undecided, the way of life uncertain, the ambition thick-sighted: thence proceeds mawkishness, and all the thousand bitters which those men I speak of must necessarily taste in going over the following pages.

A proper education enables young people to put their lives in order, which means knowing what things are more important than other things; it means putting first things first.

I pay the School Master but 'tis the school boys that educate my son.

My experience is that as soon as people are old enough to know better, they don't know anything at all.

When I was young, I was just about hard work. But as I got older, I did experience anxiety, doubt, judgment, and it's so easy to lose yourself for a second.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side.

Young people in particular, I appeal to you: bear witness to your faith through the digital world.

Discovering the beauty and joy of faith is a path that every new generation must take on its own.

It's a new day for the Democrats when it comes to matters of faith, and the younger Evangelicals are aware of this and many of them are moving into the Democratic camp.

I was about 21 when I read that [Mere Christianity], and my faith was really being shaken during those days. Its a great, classic book.

Instilling values of faith at an early age is important.