Somewhere in the brain of every prima donna there is a deep craving for security and comfort, linked with a fear of old age. This causes her to pick a man who is prepared to act as a permanent wet…

Quote by Andre Mertens

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Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.

Learning acquired in youth arrests the evil of old age; and if you understand that...

Learning acquired in youth arrests the evil of old age; and if you understand that...

I'm back... and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a...

I'm back... and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a...

It is not the end of joy that makes old age so sad, but the...

It is not the end of joy that makes old age so sad, but the...

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

For age is opportunity no less than youth itself, though in another dress, and as...

For age is opportunity no less than youth itself, though in another dress, and as...

There are three periods in life: youth, middle age and how well you look.

There are three periods in life: youth, middle age and how well you look.

Age appears to be best in four things, - old wood best to burn, old...

Age appears to be best in four things, - old wood best to burn, old...

Age is like love, it cannot be hid.

Age is like love, it cannot be hid.

Nazis are for the New Age concern.

Nazis are for the New Age concern.

The United States is just now the oldest country in the world, there always is...

The United States is just now the oldest country in the world, there always is...

A man of forty today has nothing to worry him but falling hair, inability to...

A man of forty today has nothing to worry him but falling hair, inability to...

One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it's...

One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it's...

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the...

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the...

By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course...

By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course...

As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was...

As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was...

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little.

If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little.