To me - old age is always ten years older than I am.

Quote by John Burroughs

Topics: Age Quotes

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands...

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.

One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.

One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to...

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to...

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can...

Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can...

The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.

The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.

Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It...

Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It...

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think,...

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think,...

The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the...

The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the...

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending...

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending...

The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always...

The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always...

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work,...

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work,...

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think,...

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think,...

I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about...

I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about...

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and...

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and...

One can change the small minds, but it is tad difficult to do it with...

One can change the small minds, but it is tad difficult to do it with...