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“We devote the activity of our youth to revelry and the decrepitude of our old age to repentance: and we finish the farce by bequeathing our dead bodies to the chancel, which when living, we interdicted from the church.” quote by Charles Caleb Colton
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“We devote the activity of our youth to revelry and the decrepitude of our old age to repentance: and we finish the farce by bequeathing our dead bodies to the chancel, which when living, we interdicted from the church.”

Charles Caleb Colton

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Youth spends time in frivolity, old age in repentance, ending with death that is excluded from the church.

In simple terms: Youth wastes time, old age regrets.

Key Takeaway

Balance enjoyment with responsibility.

Themes

youth mortality repentance

Mood

thoughtful somber

Type

philosophical ethical

When to use this quote

  • life planning
  • moral education
  • legacy building

Key Concepts

philosophy ethics

Questions to Reflect On

  • What balance should youth strike between fun and duty?
  • How can societies support meaningful aging?
A Different Perspective

Overly pessimistic view of life stages.

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