To be young is to be sad, and to be old is to understand why... - Théophile Gautier

This quote is attributed to Théophile Gautier.

"To be young is to be sad, and to be old is to understand why youth is sad."

Théophile Gautier Wisdom

Poet Novelist French 1811–1872

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