Who said “Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.”?

Verified

Frances Cornford. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Youth", line 1; from Poems (Hampstead: Priory Press, 1910) p. 15; on Rupert Brooke

Evidence: Wikiquote · How we check

Source checked · Something wrong? Report a correction

Authors A–Z

Cite this quote

For academic work, cite the original where you can: "Youth", line 1; from Poems (Hampstead: Priory Press, 1910) p. 15; on Rupert Brooke.

APA

Cornford, F. (n.d.). Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30970-magnificently-unprepared-for-the-long-littleness-of-life/

MLA

Cornford, Frances. “Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30970-magnificently-unprepared-for-the-long-littleness-of-life/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Cornford, Frances. “Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30970-magnificently-unprepared-for-the-long-littleness-of-life/.

Related quotes

“It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.”
— Winston Churchill
VerifiedSpeech in the House of Commons, February 27, 1945 "Crimea Conference"; in The Second World War, Volume VI: Triumph and Tragedy (1954), Chapter XXIII – Yalta: Finale. · evidenceDetails & citePlanning

More quotes by Frances Cornford

“Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies.”
Propaganda
All 2 Frances Cornford quotes →