Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance. -Shakespeare.

Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance. -Shakespeare.

At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I read more

At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?

For the first half of your life, people tell you what you should do; for the second half, they tell read more

For the first half of your life, people tell you what you should do; for the second half, they tell you what you should have done. -Richard Needham.

Life begins at 40 -- but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story read more

Life begins at 40 -- but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.

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.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.

In youth we run into difficulties; in old age difficulties run into us. -Josh Billings.

In youth we run into difficulties; in old age difficulties run into us. -Josh Billings.

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. (Merchant Of Venice)

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. (Merchant Of Venice)

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.