--- title: "13 Thing Young Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Thing Young quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Thing Young sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/robert-louis-stevenson-289_pleasant_it-s-a-pleasant-thing-to-be-young-and-ha_2677622.jpg" --- > [It's a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-louis-stevenson/it-s-a-pleasant-thing-to-be-young-and-have-ten-toes/) [Robert Louis Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-louis-stevenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/robert-louis-stevenson-289_pleasant_it-s-a-pleasant-thing-to-be-young-and-ha_2677622.jpg) > [I guess the important thing for young writers is to read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-auster/i-guess-the-important-thing-for-young-writers-is-to-read/) [Paul Auster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-auster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/paul-auster-351_important_i-guess-the-important-thing-for-young-wr_411728.jpg) > [“The really terrible thing about being young is the triviality”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/the-really-terrible-thing-about-being-young-is-the-triviality/) [Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/ursula-k-le-guin-138_quote_the-really-terrible-thing-about-being-yo_1589468.jpg) > [Advice is such a tricky thing when you're young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jena-malone/advice-is-such-a-tricky-thing-when-you-re-young/) [Jena Malone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jena-malone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/jena-malone-21256_advice_advice-is-such-a-tricky-thing-when-you-r_899829.jpg) > [The great thing about being young and dumb is that you don't know what you can't do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-heller/the-great-thing-about-being-young-and-dumb-is-that-you-don-t-know/) [Peter Heller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-heller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/peter-heller-3324_about_the-great-thing-about-being-young-and-du_1527727.png) > [It seems to be the thing now that young people are getting back into politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-george/it-seems-to-be-the-thing-now-that-young-people-are-getting-back-into/) [Susan George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-george/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c17/susan-george-17151_people_it-seems-to-be-the-thing-now-that-young_437324.jpg) > [The thing about young guys is they don't think they will lose. They haven't been through it yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-calipari/the-thing-about-young-guys-is-they-don-t-think-they-will-lose-they/) [John Calipari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-calipari/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/998/john-calipari-2178_guys_the-thing-about-young-guys-is-they-don-t_2874961.jpg) > [“She had everything to recommend her but a heart. And yet that is the last thing a young man looks at.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ben-sapir/she-had-everything-to-recommend-her-but-a-heart-and-yet-that-is-the/) [Richard Ben Sapir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ben-sapir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54f/richard-ben-sapir-47895_young-man_she-had-everything-to-recommend-her-but_2202059.jpg) > [One good thing about being young is that you're not experienced enough to know what can't be done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-brown/one-good-thing-about-being-young-is-that-you-re-not-experienced/) [Gene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/727/gene-brown-35975_done_one-good-thing-about-being-young-is-that_794649.jpg) > [I will miss the way you make me feel, but I know I will find someone else just as great as you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-will-miss-the-way-you-make-me-feel-but-i-know-i-will-find-someone/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/anonymous-1_good-thing_i-will-miss-the-way-you-make-me-feel-but_1840527.jpg) > [“One good thing about being young is that you are not experienced enough to know you cannot possibly do the things you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-brown/one-good-thing-about-being-young-is-that-you-are-not-experienced/) [Gene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99e/gene-brown-35975_experienced_one-good-thing-about-being-young-is-that_458946.jpg) > [The most human thing about anyone is a thing he learns and ... and earns. It's a thing he can't have when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-sturgeon/the-most-human-thing-about-anyone-is-a-thing-he-learns-and-and-earns/) [Theodore Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-sturgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/theodore-sturgeon-4560_conviction_the-most-human-thing-about-anyone-is-a-t_2989432.jpg) > [“That’s the thing about being young we are textbook pages of trial and error falling down and getting up not by way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kalyn-roseanne-livernois/that-s-the-thing-about-being-young-we-are-textbook-pages-of-trial-and/) [Kalyn RoseAnne Livernois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kalyn-roseanne-livernois/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/kalyn-roseanne-livernois-78636_growing-up_that-s-the-thing-about-being-young-we-ar_2068801.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-young/#itemlist", "name": "Thing Young Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Louis Stevenson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-louis-stevenson/it-s-a-pleasant-thing-to-be-young-and-have-ten-toes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/robert-louis-stevenson-289_pleasant_it-s-a-pleasant-thing-to-be-young-and-ha_2677622.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/robert-louis-stevenson-289_pleasant_it-s-a-pleasant-thing-to-be-young-and-ha_2677622.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/robert-louis-stevenson-289_pleasant_it-s-a-pleasant-thing-to-be-young-and-ha_2677622.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.” — Robert Louis Stevenson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I guess the important thing for young writers is to read.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Auster" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-auster/i-guess-the-important-thing-for-young-writers-is-to-read/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/paul-auster-351_important_i-guess-the-important-thing-for-young-wr_411728.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/paul-auster-351_important_i-guess-the-important-thing-for-young-wr_411728.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/paul-auster-351_important_i-guess-the-important-thing-for-young-wr_411728.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I guess the important thing for young writers is to read.” — Paul Auster", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The really terrible thing about being young is the triviality”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ursula K. 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