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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),
Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age.
Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age.
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.
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.
The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left.
The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left.
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late
Life is a long lesson in humility. -James M. Barrie.
Life is a long lesson in humility. -James M. Barrie.
Not till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never read more
Not till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never comes when it is gold, And the great price we paid for it full worth: We have it only when we are half earth. Little avails that coinage to the old!
Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.
Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.
