As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts.
Years do not make sages; they only make old men.
Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of its harmonies.
America has begun her career at the culminating point of life, as Adam did at the age of thirty.
Old age is the night of life, as night is the old age of the day. Still, night is full of magnificence; and, for many, it is more brilliant than the day.
