Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles.

Quote by Don Marquis

Topics: Elderly Quotes

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

A demagogue is a person with whom we disagree as to which gang should mismanage...

A demagogue is a person with whom we disagree as to which gang should mismanage...

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read...

If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read...

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers...

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers...

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.

An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.