Aging Quotes - Page 11

I shall hear in heaven.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

A sacred illness is one that educates us and alters us from the inside out, provides experiences and therefore knowledge that we could not possibly achieve in any other way, and aligns us with a life path that is, ultimately, of benefit to ourselves and those around us.

As we get older, things seem less important.

From the earliest time the old have rubbed it into the young that they are wiser, and before the young had discovered what nonsense this was they were old too, and it profited them to carry on the imposture.

I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.

If we wait upon God, there is no danger. If we rush on, He must let us see the consequences of it.

I have discovered the secret formula for a carefree old age: iycri = fi (if you can't recall it, forget it).

To grow old is to pass from passion to compassion.

Keeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but important.

What you applaud you encourage, but beware what you celebrate.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less.

Look what you've already come through! Don't deny it. Say I'm stronger than I thought I was

Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.

The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.

The older I get the more things I gotta leave behind.

The nearer I come to the end of my days, the more I am enabled to see that strange thing, a life, and to see it whole.

Who wants to see 3 aging old racists on stage, anyway?

Tragedies do happen. We can discover the reason, blame others, imagine how different our lives would be had they not occurred. But none of that is important: they did occur, and so be it. From there onward we must put aside the fear that they awoke in us and begin to rebuild

Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.

I work more now perhaps because I know that there is so little time left.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently. So choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent, beautiful, uplifting and joyful. Your life is always moving toward something.

Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success.