Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed

Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed

Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age.

Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age.

Age mellows some people; others it makes rotten. -Heard in Arkansas.

Age mellows some people; others it makes rotten. -Heard in Arkansas.

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in read more

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.

The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good.

The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good.

In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.

In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.

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!

A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of read more

A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of decay, it would give us hopes of eternal youth in a better world.