For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Topics: Ageing Quotes, Poetry Quotes, Seasons Quotes, Time Quotes

Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all,...

Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all,...

There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help smiling at,...

There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help smiling at,...

He has half the deed done who has made a beginning.

He has half the deed done who has made a beginning.

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned...

The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned...

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.

Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light

Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light

To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be...

To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be...

I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I...

I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I...

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom...

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom...

Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts

Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no...

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no...

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does...

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does...

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one,...

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one,...

If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than...

If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than...

The Amen of nature is always a flower.

The Amen of nature is always a flower.