Youth is Like Spring

by Samuel Butler

Youth is like spring;
an overpraised season,
more remarkable
for biting winds
than genial breezes.

Autumn is the mellower season,
and what we lose in flowers
we more than gain
in fruits. 


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Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler

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