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Quotes about youth, energy and being young at heart. This hand-picked collection brings together 16 of the finest youth quotes ever written — from George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and other great voices. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

— George Bernard Shaw

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

— George Bernard Shaw

Wonder is what keeps our hearts young.

I am not young enough to know everything.

— Oscar Wilde

Youth comes but once in a lifetime.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind.

The youth is the hope of our future.

Youth is like a long weekend on Friday night. Middle age is like a long weekend on Monday afternoon.

Youth is the season of hope, enterprise, and energy.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young, nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old.

— Epicurus

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

The youth need less critics and more models.

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.

Youth is wasted on the young.

— George Bernard Shaw

Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional. Happy birthday!

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