youth is wasted on the young
Inexperience wastes vigor
A wry observation that young people lack the wisdom to appreciate their vitality, health, and opportunities—advantages they'll only recognize once those gifts have faded.
The phrase captures the irony that by the time we understand what youth was worth, we no longer have it: Looking at those college kids complaining about finals, I thought, youth is wasted on the young.
- regretSorrow over past actions
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- looking backRecalling what happened before
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- life lessonsPractical wisdom from experience
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- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- youth sayingsfountain of youth, salad days, spring chicken, tender age, young at heart
youth is wasted on the youngcarpe diem
Grasp the present moment
seize the day · young at heart · forever young · make hay while the sun shines
youth is wasted on the youngcarpe diem
Grasp the present moment
seize the day · count your blessings · mindfulness · gratitude
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