Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who has lost it.

It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those

Summary

This quote suggests that the perception of youth being a time of happiness is false, only maintained by those who are no longer young. It implies that nostalgia and memory distort one's true experience of youth, leading them to believe it was a joyful and carefree time. However, the quote argues that youth may not be as blissful as it is romantically remembered once it is gone.

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Youth

By W. Somerset Maugham

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