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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.
It takes a long time to become young.
It takes a long time to become young.
The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young read more
The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy.
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),
Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age.
Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age.
If youth knew; if age could. -Henri Estienne.
If youth knew; if age could. -Henri Estienne.
Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long sad years of youth were read more
Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long sad years of youth were worth living for the sake of middle age.
Old age is fifteen years older than I am.
Old age is fifteen years older than I am.
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.