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You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.
You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.
The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less read more
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind.
Age, like distance lends a double charm.
Age, like distance lends a double charm.
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.
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person read more
When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.