The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling. - Petrarch

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race.

Petrarch

The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.

Impetuous, Individualism, Longs, Love, Youth

Same Author Quotes

When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.

Cat, Death, Died, Mummified, Poet

For style beyond the genius never dares.

Dare, Dares, Genius, Style

There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.

Agreeable, Burden, Lighters, Pen, Pens

For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.

Death, Comfort, Needs, Rightly, Dismay

I have taken pride in others, never in myself.

Taken, Pride

Similar Quotes

Daniel Featley

many men have too much Free-will, and take to themselves too free liberty now a days to advance and maintain free will.

Days, Free, Liberty, Men, Too Much

John F. Kennedy

There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race.

Civilization, Democracy, Race, Teacher, Teaching, Thank You

Selma James

It is not women's fault if we are so tender. It is in the nature of the lives we live. And further, it would be a terrible catastrophe if men had to live men's lives and women's also. Which is precisely what has happened today -- to women.

Live, Lives, Men, Today, Women, Would Be

Benjamin Franklin

Rules too soft are seldomly followed; rules too harsh are seldomly executed.

Executed, Followed, Harsh, Rules, Seldomly

Henry Blackaby

Regardless of what we say, it's what we do that reveals what we as a church or individual actually believe about God and His will for us.

Actually, Believe, Church, Individual