Before a clock was in the tower, Or e'er a watch was worn; I knew of night the passing hour, And prophesied the morn; To man of every age and clime, The oldest chronicler of time.

Quote by John Banister Tabb

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

I grow old learning something new everyday.

I grow old learning something new everyday.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of...

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of...

We prefer world law, in the age of self-determination, to world war in the age...

We prefer world law, in the age of self-determination, to world war in the age...

Live your life and forget your age.

Live your life and forget your age.

Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their...

Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their...

Is there something in trade that desiccates and flattens out, that turns men into dried...

Is there something in trade that desiccates and flattens out, that turns men into dried...

How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete.

How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete.

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any...

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any...

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week...

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week...

It's not catastrophes, murders, deaths, diseases, that age and kill us; it's the way people...

It's not catastrophes, murders, deaths, diseases, that age and kill us; it's the way people...

Age merely shows what children we remain.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age.

Learn to live in this world with self-respect. You should always cherish some ambition of...

Learn to live in this world with self-respect. You should always cherish some ambition of...

For every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early, and the...

For every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early, and the...

'What do you fear my lady?' 'A cage. To stay behind bars until use and...

'What do you fear my lady?' 'A cage. To stay behind bars until use and...

Young people don't know what age is, and old people forget what youth was.

Young people don't know what age is, and old people forget what youth was.

One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that...

One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that...

The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing.

The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing.

How long was I in the army? Five foot eleven.

How long was I in the army? Five foot eleven.