One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it's such a nice change from read more

One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it's such a nice change from being young.

The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, read more

The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

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.

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.

. . . 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.

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in read more

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.