By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have learned to take life seriously, but never ourselves.

Quote by Marie Dressler

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No vice is so bad as advice

No vice is so bad as advice

What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind- the...

What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind- the...

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand...

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand...

In order to represent life on the stage, we must rub elbows with life, live...

In order to represent life on the stage, we must rub elbows with life, live...

No vice is so bad as advice

No vice is so bad as advice

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand...

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand...

To know that one has never really tried - that is the only death.

To know that one has never really tried - that is the only death.

No vice is so bad as advice.

No vice is so bad as advice.

If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all...

If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all...

I contend that every woman has the right to feel beautiful, no matter how scrambled...

I contend that every woman has the right to feel beautiful, no matter how scrambled...

Only a few things are really important.

Only a few things are really important.

The only guide to man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is...

The only guide to man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is...

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and...

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and...

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from...

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from...

Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV.

Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV.

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive...

Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive...

I used to worry about what life was for - now being alive seems sufficient...

I used to worry about what life was for - now being alive seems sufficient...