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.

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.

Consider well the proportion of things. It is better to be a young June bug, than an old bird of read more

Consider well the proportion of things. It is better to be a young June bug, than an old bird of paradise. -Mark Twain.

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.rn

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.rn

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.

The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.

The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.

And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried
in a good old age.

And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried
in a good old age.

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forewards. -Soren Kierkegaard.

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forewards. -Soren Kierkegaard.

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you read more

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.