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

Herbert Asquith

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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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Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.

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Original Citation

Wittgenstein, Ludwig. "Logisch-Philosophische Abhandlung [Logical-Philosophical Treatise]." Annalen der Naturphilosophie [Annales of Natural Philosophy], 1921.

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My salad days,
When I was green in judgment.

William Shakespeare

Antony and Cleopatra

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Topic
Prime of life Youth
Speaker
Cleopatra

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Antony and Cleopatra
Medium
Play
Genre
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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.

Current Citation

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.