"The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom." ― H. L. Mencken Topic(s): Age Tags: older More From H. L. Mencken "Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself." "Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner’s inquest." "Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be a woman is in itself a terrible experience." More In Age "In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest."― Henry Miller "We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory."― Theodore Bikel "A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself."― Baltasar Gracian