Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Topics: Age Quotes, Elderly Quotes, Men Quotes

Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.

Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.

If a hug represented how much I loved you, I would hold you in my...

If a hug represented how much I loved you, I would hold you in my...

A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend.

A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend.

Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children.

Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

There is no time like the old time, when you and I were young!

There is no time like the old time, when you and I were young!

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

To be civilized is to be potentially master of all possible ideas, and that means...

To be civilized is to be potentially master of all possible ideas, and that means...

Every library should try to be complete on something, if it were only the history...

Every library should try to be complete on something, if it were only the history...

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust

Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust

It is far from easy to determine whether she (Nature) has proved to man a...

It is far from easy to determine whether she (Nature) has proved to man a...

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men -...

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men -...

Husband and wife come to look alike at last

Husband and wife come to look alike at last

Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We...

Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We...

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays, the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays, the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

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...

Beware how you take away hope from any human being

Beware how you take away hope from any human being

Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.

Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...