Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.

Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.

My days are in the yellow leaf;
The flowers and fruits of love are gone;
The worm, read more

My days are in the yellow leaf;
The flowers and fruits of love are gone;
The worm, the canker, and the grief
Are mine alone!
- Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron),

Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. -Tom Wilson.

Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. -Tom Wilson.

What is the worst of woes that wait on age?
What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow?
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What is the worst of woes that wait on age?
What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow?
To view each love one blotted from life's page,
And be alone on earth as I am now.

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your read more

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.

He has grown aged in this world of woe,
In deeds, not years, piercing the depths of life.
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He has grown aged in this world of woe,
In deeds, not years, piercing the depths of life.
So that no wonder waits him.

You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.

You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.

Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.

Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.