56. There are in man, in the beginning, and at the end, two blank book-binder's leaves,—childhood and age.—Jean Paul.
57. We are children for the second time at twenty-one, and again when we are gray and put all our burden on the Lord.—Barrie.
58. We bend the tree when it is young.—Bulgarian.
59. When bairns are young they gar their parents' heads ache; when they are auld they make their hearts break.—Scotch.
60. When children, we are sensualists, when in love, idealists. —Goethe.
61. Wie die Alten sungen, so zwitschern auch die Jungen. [As the old birds sing, the young ones twitter.]—German.
62. Wir sind auch Kinder gewesen. [We too were once children.] —German.
63. Young men think that old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.—Chapman.
64. Youth is a blunder; manhood, a struggle; old age, a regret. —Disraeli.
65.
Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short;
Youth is nimble, age is lame;
Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold;
Youth is wild, and age is tame.—Shakespeare.