--- title: "7 White Beard Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 White Beard quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best White Beard sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/brian-welch-23843_beard_i-m-done-with-books-for-a-while-they-tak_428182.jpg" --- > [I'm done with books for a while. They take a lot of time, and they take a lot out of you. Maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-welch/i-m-done-with-books-for-a-while-they-take-a-lot-of-time-and-they-take/) [Brian Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-welch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/brian-welch-23843_beard_i-m-done-with-books-for-a-while-they-tak_428182.jpg) > [Have you not a moist eye, a dry hand, a yellow cheek, a white beard, a decreasing leg, an increasing belly? Is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/have-you-not-a-moist-eye-a-dry-hand-a-yellow-cheek-a-white-beard-a/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/william-shakespeare-4_age_have-you-not-a-moist-eye-a-dry-hand-a-ye_439888.jpg) > [“I know who the real hero is, and it isn't me or brave Lanaya. It's an old man with a white beard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/i-know-who-the-real-hero-is-and-it-isn-t-me-or-brave-lanaya-it-s-an/) [Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/676/rodman-philbrick-14505_author_i-know-who-the-real-hero-is-and-it-isn-t_980273.png) > [Oh yeah, you’re a regular sage. Shouldn’t you be sitting on a mountain somewhere cultivating a long white beard waiting for knowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacquelyn-frank/oh-yeah-you-re-a-regular-sage-shouldn-t-you-be-sitting-on-a-mountain/) [Jacquelyn Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacquelyn-frank/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/jacquelyn-frank-7555_beard_oh-yeah-you-re-a-regular-sage-shouldn-t_1001294.png) > [“His once-magnificent white beard, which someone had unaccountably shaved off, was growing back sparse and wispy, leaving him with unsightly pink wattles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/his-once-magnificent-white-beard-which-someone-had-unaccountably/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/anonymous-1_quote_his-once-magnificent-white-beard-which-s_2083959.jpg) > [“The old man with the white beard had gone quite mad. He ripped his robes from his body and ran naked through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-m-baldwin/the-old-man-with-the-white-beard-had-gone-quite-mad-he-ripped-his/) [Jennifer M. Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-m-baldwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/jennifer-m-baldwin-193513_old-man_the-old-man-with-the-white-beard-had-gon_2223425.jpg) > [“He had a white beard and twinkly blue eyes, and all in all gave the impression of what Santa Claus would look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/he-had-a-white-beard-and-twinkly-blue-eyes-and-all-in-all-gave-the/) [Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/barbara-kingsolver-200_rachel-price_he-had-a-white-beard-and-twinkly-blue-ey_3193236.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/white-beard/#itemlist", "name": "White Beard Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm done with books for a while. 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