Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.

Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.

The follies which a man regrets most in his life are those which he didn't commit when he had the read more

The follies which a man regrets most in his life are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity. -Helen Rowland.

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

What is it to grow old?
Is it to lose the glory of the form,
The lustre read more

What is it to grow old?
Is it to lose the glory of the form,
The lustre of the eye?
Is it for Beauty to forego her wreath?
Yes; but not this alone.

I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too
little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business read more

Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too
little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the
full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.

Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties read more

Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate. I grow more intense as I age.

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

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