We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

Quote by J B Priestley

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To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to...

To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to...

She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years.

She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years.

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply...

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply...

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try,...

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try,...

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.

Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour...

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour...

A novelist who writes nothing for 10 years finds his reputation rising. Because I keep...

A novelist who writes nothing for 10 years finds his reputation rising. Because I keep...

Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues...

Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues...

I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more...

I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more...

I know only two words of American slang, 'swell' and 'lousy'. I think 'swell' is...

I know only two words of American slang, 'swell' and 'lousy'. I think 'swell' is...

The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence.

The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence.

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event....

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event....

Our trouble is that we drink too much tea. I see in this the slow...

Our trouble is that we drink too much tea. I see in this the slow...

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:...

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:...

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and...

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and...

Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which...

Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which...