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“Alas! the slippery nature of tender youth.”

Youth Alas Slippery

Author:Claudius Claudianus

“And where, on earth, dwell hope and truth? In childhood's uncorrupted heart; Alas! too soon to guileless youth The world doth its dark code impart!”

World Heart Children Earth Dark Childhood Youth Code Alas Impart

Author:Luc de Clapiers

“Alas, alas, that ever love was sin! I ever followed natural inclination Under the power of my constellation And was unable to deny, in truth, My chamber of Venus to a likely youth.”

Natural Sin Youth Deny Alas Inclination Chamber Constellations Venus

Book:The Canterbury tales

Source: The Canterbury tales

“Can man be so age-stricken that no faintest sunshine of his youth may re visit him once a year? It is impossible. The moss on our time-worn mansion brightens into beauty; and the good old pastor, who once dwelt here, renewed his prime and regained his boyhood in the genial breeze of his ninetieth spring. Alas for the worn and heavy soul, if, whether in youth or age, it has outlived its privilege of springtime sprightliness!”

Ifs Men Years May Soul Age Impossible Youth Spring Privilege Heavy Our Time Sunshine Prime Worn Pastor Breeze Alas Springtime Mansions Moss Boyhood

Book:Tales and sketches

Source: Tales and sketches

“Growth provides novel experiences for youth; decay the same, alas, for age.”

Age Growth Novel Youth Aging Decay Alas

Author:Mason Cooley

“It is a most curious experience for a man of seventy-two to be confronted with the greenhorn enthusiasms of his youth. Young people think they are so smart. Alas the doctrines they spout with such fervor turn out to be mostly parroted from their elders.”

People Thinking Men Two Young Turns Youth Smart Doctrine Enthusiasm Curious Arrogance Autobiography Seventies Alas Elders Fervor

Book:One man's initiation: 1917: a novel

Source: One man's initiation: 1917: a novel

“Alas, we are the victims of advertisement. Those who taste the joys and sorrows of fame when they have passed forty, know how to look after themselves. They know what is concealed beneath the flowers, and what the gossip, the calumnies, and the praise are worth. But as for those who win fame when they are twenty, they know nothing, and are caught up in the whirlpool.”

Knows Looks Joy Winning Know How Youth Flower Sorrow Taste Fame Twenties Praise Victim Caught Forty Gossip Caught Up Alas Concealed Advertisements Calumny Joys And Sorrows Whirlpools

Author:Sarah Bernhardt

“Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising.”

Men World Moments Mankind Youth Property Release Surprising Delay Alas Fangs Unstable Grinning

Author:Plautus

“The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should.”

Should Natural Youth Idealism Alas Outlets

Author:Sargent Shriver

“Ah! Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans! I was unfortunate enough in my youth to come across a vomit-flavored one, and since then I’m afraid I’ve rather lost my liking for them — but I think I’ll be safe with a nice toffee, don’t you?” He smiled and popped the golden-brown bean into his mouth. “Alas! Ear wax!”

Thinking Enough Lost Nice Youth Safe Mouths Ears Golden Brown Unfortunate Flavor Alas Beans Toffee

Author:J. K. Rowling