Liberia, May 28 -- Squandered youth-young people represent a profound loss, as high-energy years are wasted on distractions rather than on building, leading to future regret. It is the loss of a unique, unrepeatable period for building foundations, often obscured by the false belief that youth is merely for pleasure.

On the Loss of Potential and Time: "Youth is not for enjoyment, it is for construction... Enjoyment without direction creates regret." - Virg. in.

"A missed opportunity for a child today is a lost future tomorrow. Once time is gone from a childhood, there is no opportunity to get it back." - Smriti Mandhana.

"Youth is wasted on the young." - George Bernard Shaw.

"Those who enjoy youth too much suffer adulthood deeply." -...