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The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I want to die young at a ripe old age. — Ashley Montagu
The heads of strong old age are beautiful beyond all grace of youth. — Robinson Jeffers
Father Time is not always a hard parent and though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who… — Charles Dickens
There are more old drunkards than old doctors. — Benjamin Franklin
There was an Old Man of Columbia, Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer; But they brought it quite hot, in a small… — Edward Lear
There was an Old Person of Brussels, Who lived upon Brandy and Mussels; When he rushed through the town, he knocked most people down, Which… — Edward Lear
Frankly, alcohol leads to a lot of other things when you start drinking at 12-years old. It is a big problem that needs to be… — Zach Wamp
As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake… — Henry Ward Beecher
If, I can someday see M. Claude Monet's garden, I feel sure that I shall see something that is not so much a garden of… — Marcel Proust
I used to travel in tennis shoes; I am just not allowed to anymore. I'm an old hippie from San Francisco. — Amy Irving
It's not so much what you learn about Mumbai, it's what you learn about yourself, really. It's a funny old hippie thing, but it's true… — Danny Boyle
The classic relationship with grass that early hippies had was that it's better shared with friends. You can't really get high with a bad attitude.… — Stephen Gaskin
The Rat, meanwhile, was busy examining the label on one of the beer-bottles. "I perceive this to be Old Burton," he remarked approvingly. "Sensible Mole!… — Kenneth Grahame
Everybody's old enough for a beer, ain't that right, Mule? — Jack Nicholson
A man who has once looked with the archaeological eye will never see quite normally. He will be wounded by what other men call trifles.… — Loren Eiseley
Sir Guy Campbell's classic account of the formation of the links, beginning with Genesis and moving step by step to the thrilling arrival of 'tilth'… — Alistair Cooke
More than anything else, though, to anyone who would write about it, golf offers a four-hour drama in two acts, which becomes memorable even in… — Alistair Cooke
When that happens [the demise of golf], old men will furtively beckon to their sons and, like fugitives from the guillotine recalling the elegant orgies… — Alistair Cooke
My old friend Jack Benny has only had one ball all his golfing life. And now he's lost it. The string came off! — Bob Hope
There's an old saying,'It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools.' It's usually the player who misses those three-footers, not the putter. — Kathy Whitworth
Grandchildren don't make a man feel old; it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother. — J. Norman Collie
I love this child. Red-haired - patient and gentle like her mother - fey and funny like her father. When she giggles I can hear… — Robert Fulghum
I was shooting in the low 70s and 60s by the time I was twelve. That's the great thing about golf. It doesn't matter how… — Bubba Watson
I do not believe that the Constitution was the offspring of inspiration, but I am as satisfied that it is as much the work of… — Benjamin Rush

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