Old age is not a matter for sorrow
Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. Thomas Carlyle
Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures.
Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health. Robert Louis Stevenson
Men of age object too much
Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Dale Carnegie
Better pass boldly into that other world,
Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age. James Joyce
Age merely shows
Age merely shows what children we remain. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Each moment of a happy lover’s
Each moment of a happy lover’s hour is worth an age of dull and common life. Aphra Behn
The credit of advancing science
The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the age. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Age does not protect you from love
Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.
Every great architect is – necessarily – a great poet.
Every great architect is – necessarily – a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age. Frank Lloyd Wright
Middle age is when you’re
Middle age is when you’re sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn’t for you. Ogden Nash