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Old Quotes by John Greenleaf Whittier
- For still the new transcends the old In signs and tokens manifold; Slaves rise up men; the olive waves, With roots deep set in battle…
- Ah! on Thanksgiving day, when from East and from West, From North and South, come the pilgrim and guest, When the gray-haired New Englander sees…
- From the death of the old the new proceeds, and the life of truth from the death of creeds.
- With smoking axle hot with speed, with steeds of fire and steam, Wide-waked To-day leaves Yesterday behind him like a dream. Still, from the hurrying…
- We search the world for truth; we cull The good, the pure, the beautiful, From all old flower fields of the soul; And, weary seeker…
- The Beauty which old Greece or RomeSung, painted, wrought, lies close at home.
- Formed on the good old plan, A true and brave and downright honest man! He blew no trumpet in the market-place, Nor in the church…
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- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
- Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. — Aristotle
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- People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my… — Billie Joe Armstrong
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- It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what… — Lance Armstrong
- In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every… — Brooks Atkinson
- When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something… — Chinua Achebe