"I am of a healthy long lived race, and our minds improve with age." ― William Butler Yeats Topic(s): Age More From William Butler Yeats "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity." "If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise." "To be born woman is to know – although they do not speak of it at school – women must labor to be beautiful." More In Age "There is a widespread difficulty in the Muslim world, which has to do with how the people are taught about examining their own history. A whole range of stuff has been placed off limits."― Salman Rushdie "I am 54 and age is slowly writing itself on my face."― Arthur Smith "We ought to thank God for that. Yes, the man who tills the land is more worthy of respect than any."― Nikolai Gogol