#youthful

A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment. ↗

— Frances Burney

#contentment #curb #diminish #enjoyment #expectation

Science moves with the spirit of an adventure characterized both by youthful arrogance and by the belief that the truth, once found, would be simple as well as pretty. ↗

— James D. Watson

#arrogance #belief #both #characterized #found

A youthful American voice isn't particularly challenging - I've been a young American, and they're all around me. I can walk from my house to Barrington High School. ↗

— Gene Wolfe

#around #been #challenging #high #high school

Anyway, what makes people look youthful is the quality of their skin and I don't think you can change that. ↗

— Nigella Lawson

#change #i #look #makes #people

Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#amount #certain #democracy #human #implies

Another thing: despite my youthful appearance, I am quite capable of making decisions. ↗

— Lara St. John

#another #appearance #capable #decisions #despite

If growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up! Not me! ↗

— J.M. Barrie

#youthfulness #youth

It's a good sign but rare instance when, in a relationship, you find that the more you learn about the other person, the more you continue to desire them. A sturdy bond delights in that degree of youthful intrigue. Love loves its youth. ↗

— Criss Jami

#continuous #continuous-improvement #delight #desire #fresh

I had a great time in my youth and I still feel youthful. I've no desire to look as though I'm in my 20s. ↗

— Kim Cattrall

#feel #great #great time #had #i

I'm too old to know everything ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#humour #youthful-arrogance #arrogance