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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But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.

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The future The long run Economic theory Economics Death

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John Maynard Keynes
Source
A Tract on Monetary Reform
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Keynes, John Maynard. A Tract on Monetary Reform. MacMillan and Co., 1924, p. 80.

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Keynes, John Maynard. "A Tract on Monetary Reform (1923)." The Essential Keynes, edited by Robert Skidelsky. Penguin, 2016.

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My salad days,
When I was green in judgment.

William Shakespeare

Antony and Cleopatra

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Prime of life Youth
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Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Antony and Cleopatra
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1607 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. King's Men, c. 1607, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 5.

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Shakespeare, William. "Antony and Cleopatra." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 5.