At thirty man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves; and re-resolves; then dies the same.
Old Quotes
An old Ox makes a straight furrow.
There is a peculiar beauty about goodly old age – the beauty of holiness. Husband and wife who have fought the world side by side, who have made common stock of joy and sorrow, and become aged together, are not infrequently found curiously alike in personal appearance, in pitch and tone of voice, just as […]
Crabbed youth and age cannot live together, age is full of laughter, youth is full of care.
It is a good deal better to be seventy-nine years young than it is to be fifty years old.
The reason some people become old before their time is because they had a time before they got old.
There are people who are beautiful in dilapidation, like old houses that were hideous when new.
There is nothing more beautiful in the world than a healthy wise old man.
The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of their blood.
Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died. (Genesis 5:27)
