Best youth & rich Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“When parents put gold into the hands of youth, when they should put a rod under their girdle--when instead of awe they make them past grace, and leave them rich executors of goods, and poor executors of godliness, then it is no marvel that the son being left rich by his father's will, becomes reckless by his own will.”

Source: John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition

“When Diogenes came to Olympia and perceived some Rhodian youths dressed with great splendor and magnificence, he said with a smile of contempt, "This is all arrogance." Afterwards some Lacedemonians came in his way, as mean and as sordid in their attire as the dress of the others was rich. "This," said he, "is also arrogance.”

Way Mean Said Rich Youth Dresses Arrogance Contempt Splendor Magnificence Attire

Author:Claudius Aelianus

“By... [selecting] the youths of genius from among the classes of the poor, we hope to avail the State of those talents which nature has sown as liberally among the poor as the rich, but which perish without use if not sought for and cultivated.”

Ifs States Use Poor Class Rich Talent Youth Genius

Book:The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private : published by the order of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, from the original manuscripts, deposited in the Department of State

Source: The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private : published by the order of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, from the original manuscripts, deposited in the Department of State

“All the youth now in England of free men, who are rich enough to be able to devote themselves to it, be set to learn as long as they are not fit for any other occupation, until they are able to read English writing well.”

Men Writing Wells Long Enough Able Education Rich Youth Fit England Occupation Free Man Writing Well English Writing

Author:Alfred the Great

“Youth is not rich in time; it may be poor; Part with it as with money, sparing; pay No moment but in purchase of its worth, And what it's worth, ask death-beds; they can tell.”

May Moments Asks Poor Pay Rich Youth Bed Death Bed

Book:The Poems of Edward Young

Source: The Poems of Edward Young

“Treasures are not for youth; at twenty years of age, one does not know how to be rich, or how to be loved.”

Knows Years Doe Age Know How Rich Youth Twenties Treasure

Author:Delphine de Girardin

“Identity has several parts, and the self needs to expand. Black youth should be encouraged to have as many parts or as rich an identity as possible. It's a form of allowing them to be curious about the world.”

World Needs Should Self Form Black Rich Identity Youth Curious Allowing Be Encouraged Black Youth