"Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both."
― Joseph Addison
Topic(s):
Age
More From Joseph Addison
- "Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass."
- "The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds."
- "What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul."
More In Age
- "Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, “Why not?” and the other, “Why bother?”"― Sydney J. Harris
- "I don’t think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesn’t sound like the kind of thing I’d do."― Tommy Lee Jones
- "That’s what liberalism is all about, is promoting incompetence on the basis it’s fair, because people would be the best if they weren’t discriminated against."― Rush Limbaugh