Age is a tyrant who forbids at the penalty of life all the pleasures of youth.

Quote by Francois La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.

Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.

Constancy in love is a perpetual inconstancy, in which the heart attaches itself successively to...

Constancy in love is a perpetual inconstancy, in which the heart attaches itself successively to...

Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as...

Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as...

Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity...

Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity...

Nothing is given so profusely as advice.

Nothing is given so profusely as advice.

Jealousy is always born with love, but does not always die with it

Jealousy is always born with love, but does not always die with it

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a...

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a...

The truly wise, Will only prize, Good manners, Sense and learning

The truly wise, Will only prize, Good manners, Sense and learning

We often pass from love to ambition, but we hardly ever return from ambition to...

We often pass from love to ambition, but we hardly ever return from ambition to...

Though confidence is very fine, and makes the future sunny; I want no confidence for...

Though confidence is very fine, and makes the future sunny; I want no confidence for...

The pleasure of love is in loving. We are much happier in the passion we...

The pleasure of love is in loving. We are much happier in the passion we...

Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking...

Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking...

We may give advice, but we can't inspire conduct.

We may give advice, but we can't inspire conduct.

Youth changes its tastes by the warmth of its blood, age retains its tastes by...

Youth changes its tastes by the warmth of its blood, age retains its tastes by...

The veracity which increases with old age is not far from folly.

The veracity which increases with old age is not far from folly.

The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself

The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself

Few persons have sufficient wisdom to prefer censure, which is useful, to praise which deceives...

Few persons have sufficient wisdom to prefer censure, which is useful, to praise which deceives...

The passions are the only orators which always persuade.

The passions are the only orators which always persuade.

Love is a wild bird that no one can tame. It's useless to chase it...

Love is a wild bird that no one can tame. It's useless to chase it...

Nature makes merit, and fortune puts it to work

Nature makes merit, and fortune puts it to work