Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing youth has.

Quote by Edgar Watson Howe

Topics: Youth Quotes

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is...

The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is...

When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and...

When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and...

A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.

A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.

Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.

Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.

Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the...

Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the...

A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier, and hoarser than his wife.

A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier, and hoarser than his wife.

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the...

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the...

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.

Instead of loving your enemies, treat your friends a little better.

Instead of loving your enemies, treat your friends a little better.

The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to...

The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to...

Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.

Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.

The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses...

The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses...

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been...

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been...

Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail

Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail

A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say...

A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say...

Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally...

The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally...

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel...

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel...

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow...

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow...