We were young, and we had no need for prophecies. Just living was itself an act of prophecy.

But things are so bad, I feel like I’m going to explode if I don’t do something.

Ich werde nicht alles erreichen, was ich will, aber ich werde alles probieren, was ich kann.

Oh how can we, scarce mastering our passions, expect that youth should keep itself in check?

Youth is the only thing worth having. When I find that I am growing old, I shall kill myself.

What was youth at best? A green, an unripe time, a time of shallow moods, and sickly thoughts.

When you're finally a grown-up, one of the things you find is that there are no grown-ups.

And I envy you. You have the one thing that matters. You have all your discoveries before you.

The search after the great men is the dream of youth and the most serious occupation of manhood

Serving my generation with excellence will mean my generation can in turn lead with excellence.

There's nowhere that life feels more eternal, your dimwit youth more important, than Paris.

With age brings wisdom; with youth brings innovation. Combine the two and they are unstoppable.

Serving my generation with excellence will in turn mean my generation can lead with excellence.

The excitement of learning seprates youth from old age As long as you re learning you re not old

Looking back on my life, I sigh. The caprice of youth goes with the wind, I’ve no regrets.