“The little boy went first day of school
He got some crayons and started to draw
He put colors all over the paper
For colors was what he saw
And the teacher said.. "What you doin' young man?"
"I'm paintin' flowers" he said
She said… "It's not the time for art young man
And anyway flowers are green and red
There's a time for everything young man
And a way it should be done
You've got to show concern for everyone else
For you're not the only one."”
Flowers are Red
Song lyrics, Living Room Suite (1978)
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Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, The Crystal City (2003), Chapter 9 “Expeditions” (p. 175).

“I've got no respect for a young man who won't join the colors.”
As quoted in May I Quote You, General Forrest? by Randall Bedwell.
1860s

“Young men," said Cæsar, "hear an old man to whom old men hearkened when he was young.”
Cæsar Augustus
Roman Apophthegms

Melodies No. 3
Useful and Instructive Poetry (1845)

Speech at St. Jame’s Hall, Picadilly, London, on 19th May 1870.

Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 40
Quoted by Diogenes Laërtius