The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left.

The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

In old age we are like a batch of letters that someone has sent. We are no longer in the read more

In old age we are like a batch of letters that someone has sent. We are no longer in the past, we have arrived.

Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him:
a new friend is as new read more

Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him:
a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it
with pleasure.

Just as old age is creeping on space,
And clouds come o'er the sunset of our day,
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Just as old age is creeping on space,
And clouds come o'er the sunset of our day,
They kindly leave us, though not quite alone,
But in good company--the gout or stone.

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.

Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings read more

Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character.

Age--that period of life in which we compound for the vices that we still cherish by reviling those that we read more

Age--that period of life in which we compound for the vices that we still cherish by reviling those that we no longer have the enterprise to commit.

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

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