Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.

Herbert Asquith

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Topic

Youth is wasted on the young Youth vs. old age Youth

Author

Herbert Asquith

Source

Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1923 1920s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Asquith, Herbert. Quoted in Observer. 15 Apr. 1923.

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I've known rivers:
I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.

Langston Hughes

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Topic
Rivers Life experience Acquiring wisdom

Author

Langston Hughes
Source
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1921 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Hughes, Langston. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." The Crisis, June 1921, I. 1.

Current Citation

Hughes, Langston. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." The Weary Blues. Alfred A. Knopf, 2015, I. 1.

Another quote about Youth

Ancient times were the youth of the world.

Francis Bacon

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Topic
The ancient world Youth The past

Author

Francis Bacon
Source
The Advancement of Learning
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
1605 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. The Advancement of Learning. London: Oxford: Rob Youn and Ed Forrest, 1605, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "The Advancement of Learning." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.