"When you have loved as she has loved, you grow old beautifully."

"Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him."

"The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools."

"No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to."

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

"An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave."

"With age come the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals?"

"The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened."

"About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age."

"You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing."