Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old

Quote by Washington Irving

Topics: Age Quotes, Elderly Quotes

They who drink beer will think beer.

They who drink beer will think beer.

(Man's) history is a tale that is told, and his very monument becomes a ruin

(Man's) history is a tale that is told, and his very monument becomes a ruin

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun,...

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun,...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.

I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.

A woman's life is a history of the affections

A woman's life is a history of the affections

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial...

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial...

Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have...

Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have...

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of...

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of...

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself...

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself...

A woman's whole life is a history of the affections

A woman's whole life is a history of the affections

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon...

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon...

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon...

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon...

There is nothing in England that exercises a more delightful spell over my imagination than...

There is nothing in England that exercises a more delightful spell over my imagination than...

A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an...

A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an...

The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a...

The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a...

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their...

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably