Old age has a great sense of calm and
freedom. When the passions have relaxed
their hold and have escaped, not from one
master, but from many.
-- Plato
BC 427?-347?,
Greek Philosopher
He who is of a calm and happy nature will
hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him
who is of an opposite disposition youth and
age are equally a burden.
-- Plato
BC 427?-347?,
Greek Philosopher
Some old men, continually praise the time of
their youth. In fact, you would almost think
that there were no fools in their days, but
unluckily they themselves are left as an
example.
-- Alexander
Pope
1688-1744,
British Poet, Critic, Translator
Growing old is like being increasingly
penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
-- Anthony
Powell
1905-,
British Novelist
