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Remember your Creator while you are young, original Latin: Memento Creatoris tui dum juvenis es. before the times of trouble come, and the years approach in which you will say you take no delight. This famous verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes serves as the theological cornerstone for the author's argument that religious instruction must begin in childhood, before the hardships or distractions of later life make the heart less receptive.

Ecclesiastes A book of the Old Testament traditionally attributed to King Solomon, known for its reflections on the meaning of life and the necessity of fearing God.
Creator original Latin: Creator. In this context, it refers to God as the source of life to whom the youth owes their first and best years.
Youth original Latin: juventus. In the early modern period, this term often covered a broader age range than today, encompassing childhood through early adulthood.