Skip to content

Accounts Quote by Walter Raleigh

“Use your youth so that you may have comfort to remember it when it has forsaken you, and not sigh and grieve at the account thereof.” quote by Walter Raleigh
Download Open image
“Use your youth so that you may have comfort to remember it when it has forsaken you, and not sigh and grieve at the account thereof.”

Walter Raleigh

About This Quote

Source Essay: The Courtier’s Advice, 1592

Enjoy youth while it lasts, so later you can cherish memories without regret.

In simple terms: Value youth now for future comfort.

Key Takeaway

Live fully now.

Themes

youth memory regret

Mood

reflective nostalgic

Type

philosophical inspirational

When to use this quote

  • career choices
  • relationships
  • health decisions
  • personal growth

Key Concepts

temporal perspective nostalgia

Questions to Reflect On

  • How do you honor your past while moving forward?
  • What comforts you about remembering youth?
A Different Perspective

Youth fades; later reflection may be bittersweet.

4.7 out of 5 (3 ratings)

More by Walter Raleigh

Explore all 116 Walter Raleigh quotes

More Accounts quotes

Browse all 2,677 Accounts quotes