Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination , a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

Youth is not years, but state of mind; youth is not rosy faces, red lips, soft knees, but deep will, Magnificent imagination, hot emotions; youth is the deep spring of life flowing.

Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.

Youth is like a rainbow, bravery overwhelms timidity, progress overwhelms tranquility. Such agility is inherent in men born in their twenties, but is more common in men in their sixties. Adding years does not mean getting old, and abandoning ideals means falling into old age.

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

Years are long, Decay only affects the skin; abandoning enthusiasm and decadence will only affect the soul. Worry, fear, and loss of self-confidence will definitely distort the mind and make the spirit feel gray.

Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlikeappetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the Infinite, so long are you young.

Whether you are sixty or twenty-eight, In their hearts there is the joy of life, the temptation of wonder, and the enduring innocence of a child. There is an antenna in everyone's heart. As long as you receive signals of beauty, hope, joy, courage and strength from heaven and earth, you will remain young and graceful forever.