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Teenage Sayings

A Select Collection of Teenage Sayings

By Simran Khurana, About.com

The teens are the toughest phase of life. There are many challenges, conflicting emotions, so much to do and so much to learn. In this critical phase of life, teenagers need support and understanding. Inspire and guide teens with these sayings.

St. Francis of Assisi
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Unknown Author
Start every day with an inspiring thought.

Robert Collier
Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of every opportunity of service.

Napoleon
Strangers are just friends waiting to happen. To become a good man, one must have faithful friends, or outright enemies.

Stephen Covey
Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.

Unknown Author
Success does not come to those who wait... and it does not wait for anyone to come to it.

Goethe
Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.

Malcolm Cowley
Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.

Lisa Alther
That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people who do will come along.

Henry Ward Beecher
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

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