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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!
No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.
No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.
It's not as great a day for the bride as she thinks. She's not marrying the best man.
It's not as great a day for the bride as she thinks. She's not marrying the best man.
The old are in a second childhood.
The old are in a second childhood.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in read more
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not
wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
How we dwelt in two worlds the daughters and the mothers in the kingdom of the sons.
How we dwelt in two worlds the daughters and the mothers in the kingdom of the sons.
Wedding is destiny, and hanging likewise.
Wedding is destiny, and hanging likewise.
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.
