At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I read more

At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?

The old -- like children -- talk to themselves, for they have reached that hopeless wisdom of experience which knows read more

The old -- like children -- talk to themselves, for they have reached that hopeless wisdom of experience which knows that though one were to cry it in the streets to multitudes, or whisper it in the kiss to one's beloved, the only ears that can ever hear one's secrets are one's own!

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of read more

When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality.

Old age come on apace to ravage all the clime.

Old age come on apace to ravage all the clime.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in read more

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not
wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain read more

I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.

The time to begin most things is ten years ago. -Mignon McLaughlin.

The time to begin most things is ten years ago. -Mignon McLaughlin.

Dying while you are young is a great boon in your old age.

Dying while you are young is a great boon in your old age.