Old age hath yet his honor and his toil. Death closes all; but something ere the end, Some work of noble note, may yet be done, Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.

Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: Age Quotes

Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes...

Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes...

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Who trusted God was love indeed And love Creation's final law - Tho' Nature, red...

Who trusted God was love indeed And love Creation's final law - Tho' Nature, red...

I cannot rest from travel; I will drink Life to the lees.

I cannot rest from travel; I will drink Life to the lees.

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk...

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk...

In the long years liker they must grow; The man be more of woman, she...

In the long years liker they must grow; The man be more of woman, she...

Nature, red in tooth and claw.

Nature, red in tooth and claw.

A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.

A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The...

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The...

My strength has the strength of ten because my heart is pure.

My strength has the strength of ten because my heart is pure.

Better not be at all than not be noble.

Better not be at all than not be noble.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead life to sovereign power.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead life to sovereign power.

Ring out the grief that saps the mind, for those that were here we see...

Ring out the grief that saps the mind, for those that were here we see...

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does...

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does...

A day may sink or save a realm.

A day may sink or save a realm.

Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but...

Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but...

Sin is too stupid to see beyond itself.

Sin is too stupid to see beyond itself.

The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men.

The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men.

Shape your heart to front the hour, but dream not that the hours will last.

Shape your heart to front the hour, but dream not that the hours will last.

By blood a king, in heart a clown.

By blood a king, in heart a clown.