The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone. It is as rare as it is pleasant to meet with an old man whose opinions are not ossified.

Quote by Bob Wells

Topics: Body Quotes, Elderly Quotes

Your true value depends entirely on what you are compared with.

Your true value depends entirely on what you are compared with.

Your true value depends entirely on what you are compared with.

Your true value depends entirely on what you are compared with.

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone....

The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone....

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always...

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always...

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you...

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you...

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting...

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting...

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense...

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense...

Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action.

Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action.

A man's best friends are his ten fingers

A man's best friends are his ten fingers

The great words only backed with the right, corresponding and timely action go in the...

The great words only backed with the right, corresponding and timely action go in the...

Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results

Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results

Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot...

Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot...

Our nature is obscured by work done by the compulsion of want or fear. The...

Our nature is obscured by work done by the compulsion of want or fear. The...

You must learn an inner solitude, wherever or with whomsoever you may be. You must...

You must learn an inner solitude, wherever or with whomsoever you may be. You must...

Big words seldom accompany good deeds

Big words seldom accompany good deeds

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity...

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity...

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up...

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up...

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a...

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a...