550 Quotes About Old-age

Each maji was born with white hair, the sign of the gods' touch.

Through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life…By wisdom a house is built, by understanding it is established; And by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

Whenever Gaubert felt bored, he took hold of the hammer with both hands, raised it, and struck the anvil. He went on like that, for no purpose, just for the sound, to hear the sound. His life was in each of those strokes. The sound of the anvil echoed through the countryside and sometimes came upon Panturle while he was hunting.

The older I get, the less I enjoy the presence of other people.

I am to be cured, now that summer is finishedHarvested of my sickness, re-arranged for winter.Seven devils are not easily banishedNor the knot of blindness loosened by a quick knife.Outside, ignored, the July evenings saunter,I have turned back to my room, waiting for my life,Trying to recollect how the white drug fellClogging my veins in an avalanche of sleep- Life Story

Magic was precarious by nature, and potatoes were safe by comparison.

Now that I’ve reached the ripe old age of retirement, I feel it my duty to teach you everything I’ve learnt about love, so listen closely. Love is like… That’s as far as I’ve gotten I’m afraid.

As you grow old---Don't let your heart run dry.

Left alone, Miss Verney felt so old, lonely and helpless that she began to cry. No builder would tackle that shed, not for any price she could afford. But crying relieved her and she soon felt quite cheerful again. It was ridiculous to brood, she told herself.