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Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust,
and old authors to read.
Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust,
and old authors to read.
What is it to grow old?
Is it to lose the glory of the form,
The lustre read more
What is it to grow old?
Is it to lose the glory of the form,
The lustre of the eye?
Is it for Beauty to forego her wreath?
Yes; but not this alone.
Old age come on apace to ravage all the clime.
Old age come on apace to ravage all the clime.
The old are in a second childhood.
The old are in a second childhood.
When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day.
When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day.
I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
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.
You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.