If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding read more

If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle read more

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried.

A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's cares, and two-thirds of his read more

A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's cares, and two-thirds of his ill-humor

(On what her longevity is attributed to) Red meat and gin.

(On what her longevity is attributed to) Red meat and gin.

LONGEVITY, n. Uncommon extension of the fear of death.

LONGEVITY, n. Uncommon extension of the fear of death.

A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's cares, and two-thirds of his read more

A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's cares, and two-thirds of his ill-humor.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the read more

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single day's work an achievement for eternity.

How do you live a long life? "Take a two- mile walk every morning before breakfast."

How do you live a long life? "Take a two- mile walk every morning before breakfast."