.Wednesday, June 15, 2005 ' 6:08 PM Y
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 imagination, a vigor of emotions;it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.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 by merely a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideals.
~ "Youth",(The above passage is found in NHR Vol 5, "Trailblazing" chapter)