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By candle-light nobody would have taken you for above
five-and-twenty.
By candle-light nobody would have taken you for above
five-and-twenty.
Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.
Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.
Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with read more
Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. -Andrew Carnegie.
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. -Andrew Carnegie.
Not till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never read more
Not till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never comes when it is gold, And the great price we paid for it full worth: We have it only when we are half earth. Little avails that coinage to the old!
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
If youth knew; if age could. -Henri Estienne.
If youth knew; if age could. -Henri Estienne.
The gardener's rule applies to youth and age: When young "sow wild oats," but when old, grow sage. -H. J. read more
The gardener's rule applies to youth and age: When young "sow wild oats," but when old, grow sage. -H. J. Byron.
Old age comes at a bad time. -San Banducci.
Old age comes at a bad time. -San Banducci.
