Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.

Quote by Ira Gershwin

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Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a...

Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a...

Life is one long jubilee.

Life is one long jubilee.

A song without music is a lot like H2 without the O.

A song without music is a lot like H2 without the O.

One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them.

One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them.

Love is sweeping the country.

Love is sweeping the country.

Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the...

Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the...

To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same...

To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same...

I grew up to have my father's looks, my father's speech patterns, my father's posture,...

I grew up to have my father's looks, my father's speech patterns, my father's posture,...

Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves...

Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves...

Behind all their personal vanity, women themselves always have an impersonal contempt for woman.

Behind all their personal vanity, women themselves always have an impersonal contempt for woman.

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...

Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety....

Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety....

A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear,...

A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear,...

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with...

To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with...

More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the...

More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the...

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.

Familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but acceptance.

Familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but acceptance.

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great...

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great...

Loving an old bachelor is always a no-win situation, and you come to terms with...

Loving an old bachelor is always a no-win situation, and you come to terms with...