“The early and the latter part of human life are the best, or, at least, the most worthy of respect; the one as the age of innocence, the other of reason.” LifeHumansReasonAgeWorthyInnocenceHuman LifeLatter Book:Pensées of Joubert Source: Pensées of Joubert
“Being young you have not known The fool's triumph, nor yet Love lost as soon as won, Nor the best labourer dead And all the sheaves to bind.” LifeYoungLostKnownFoolInnocenceTriumphLost LoveLabourers Book:The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats Source: The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats
“We are prisoners of the world's demented sink. The soft enchantments of our years of innocence Are harvested by accredited experience Our fondest memories soon turn to poison And only oblivion remains in season.” WorldLifeYearsTurnsMemoriesExperienceSeasonsRemainsAgingInnocencePoisonPrisonerLife ExperienceOblivionEnchantmentDemented Book:Selected poems Source: Selected poems