A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it read more

A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.

Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything evil and still more the man who is read more

Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything evil and still more the man who is indifferent to everything.

Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it
ceased to be with Sarah after read more

Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it
ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.

Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.

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

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

You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's.

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's.

When you become senile, you won't know it.

When you become senile, you won't know it.

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.