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.

That man never grows old who keeps a child in his heart

That man never grows old who keeps a child in his heart

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from read more

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle read more

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Old age comes at a bad time. -San Banducci.

Old age comes at a bad time. -San Banducci.

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.

Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.

Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.

. . . Years steal
Fire from the mind, as vigor from the limb;
And life's enchanted read more

. . . Years steal
Fire from the mind, as vigor from the limb;
And life's enchanted cut but sparkles near the brim.