 History maketh a young man to be old, without wrinkles or gray hairs, privileging him with the experience of age, without either the infirmities or inconveniences thereof. Author: Thomas Fuller |
| Youth, beauty, wit may recommend you to men, but only faith in Jesus Christ can recommend you to God. Author: James H. Aughey |
| Death is as near to the young as to the old; here is all the difference: death stands behind the young man's back, before the old man's face. Author: Thomas Adams |
| No education can be of true advantage to young women but that which trains them up in humble industry, in great plainness of living, in exact modesty of dress. Author: William Law |
| Among all the accomplishments of youth there is none preferable to a decent and agreeable behavior among men, a modest freedom of speech, a soft and elegant manner of address, a graceful and lovely deportment, a cheerful gravity and good-humor, with a mind appearing ever serene under the ruffling accidents of human life. Author: Isaac Watts |
| I love the soul that dares tread the temptations of his years beneath his youthful feet. Author: Isaac Watts |
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| George Macdonald said, 'If you knew what God knows about death you would clap your listless hands', but instead I find old people in North America just buying this whole youth obsession. I think growing older is a wonderful privilege. I want to learn to glorify God in every stage of my life. Author: Elisabeth Elliot |
| I have met so many young people who do not see the church as relevant and do not consider the Bible a real book of history that can be trusted. Author: Ken Ham |
| When I was young, I was sure of many things; now there are only two things of which I am sure: one is, that I am a miserable sinner; and the other, that Christ is an all-sufficient Saviour. He is well-taught who learns these two lessons. Author: John Newton |
| Christian Youth, I need to ask why you sit in the padded pews of your fathers while all around the darkness takes your cities and your friends. Author: Andrew Strom |
| Christian Youth of America, can you not hear the call of God in this hour? All heaven awaits the moment when you will arise and ACT on behalf of your generation. Author: Andrew Strom |
| Youth is the time when all seems to be within the grasp of the careful student. I have left that time behind. "I don't know" is on my lips more often now. But so also is "God knows!" - not as a thoughtless expression in conversation, but as the conviction of my heart. Author: Tom Wells
Source: A Vision for Missions, p. 54-55 |
