J.C. Ryle:
Youth is the seed-time of full age, the molding season in the little space of human life, the turning-point in the history of man’s mind.
By the shoot we judge of the tree, by the blossoms we judge of the fruit, by the spring we judge of the harvest, by the morning we judge of the day, and by the character of the young man, we may generally judge what he will be when he grows up.
-J.C. Ryle, Thoughts for Young Men (available for $0.99 on Kindle)