Saturday, February 9, 2008

15 Short Quotes about Age

1. Beware of the young doctor and the old barber. ~ Benjamin Franklin

2. There is no old age. There is, as there always was, just you. ~ Carol Matthau

3. Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you. ~ Cyril Connolly

4. The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools. ~ Doug Larson

5. I was always taught to respect my elders and I've now reached the age when I don't have anybody to respect. ~ George Burns

6. About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age. ~ Gloria Pitzer

7. Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough. ~ Groucho Marx

8. Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternatives. ~ Maurice Chevalier

9. You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. ~ Michael Pritchard

10. Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else. ~ Ogden Nash

11. A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

12. I am not young enough to know everything. ~ Oscar Wilde

13. In case you're worried about what's going to become of the younger generation, it's going to grow up and start worrying about the younger generation. ~ Roger Allen

14. The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists in the circulation of their blood. ~ Logan Pearsall Smith

15. Sure i'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself some day. ~ Lillian Carter