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- The Land of Faery, Where nobody gets old and godly and grave, Where nobody gets old and crafty and wise, Where nobody gets old and…
- An intellectual hatred is the worst, So let her think opinions are accursed. Have I not seen the loveliest woman born Out of the mouth…
- All things uncomely and broken, all things worn out and old The cry of a child by the roadway, the creak of a lumbering cart,…
- You think it horrible that lust and rage Should dance attention upon my old age; They were not such a plague when I was young;…
- The woods of Arcady are dead, And over is their antique joy; Of old the world on dreaming fed Gray Truth is now her painted…
- We have lit upon the gentle, sensitive mind And lost the old nonchalance of the hand; Whether we have chosen chisel, pen or brush, We…
- Grant me an old man's frenzy, Myself must I remake Till I am Timon and Lear Or that William Blake Who beat upon the wall…
- That is no country for old men. The young In one another's arms, birds in the trees - Those dying generations-at their song, The salmon-falls,…
- I pray-for fashion's word is out And prayer comes round again- That I may seem, though I die old, A foolish, passionate man.
- What shall I do for pretty girls Now my old bawd is dead?
- I made my song a coat Covered with embroideries Out of old mythologies From heel to throat But the fools caught it, Wore it in…
- Life moves out of a red flare of dreams Into a common light of common hours, Until old age brings the red flare again.
- I call on those that call me son, Grandson, or great-grandson, On uncles, aunts, great-uncles or great-aunts, To judge what I have done. Have I,…
- What can I but enumerate old themes?
- Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye; That's all we shall know for truth Before we grow old and…
- I heard the old, old, men say 'all that's beautiful drifts away, like the waters.'
- When you are old and gray and full of sleep, and nodding by the fire, take down this book and slowly read, and dream of…
- How far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah, how old my heart.
- Though I am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly lands, I will find out where she has gone, And kiss her lips and…
- I whispered, 'I am too young,' and then, 'I am old enough'; wherefore I threw a penny to find out if I might love.
- ...How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in…
- When You Are Old" WHEN you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly…
- A daughter of a King of Ireland, heard A voice singing on a May Eve like this, And followed half awake and half asleep, Until…
- Brown Penny I WHISPERED, 'I am too young,' And then, 'I am old enough'; Wherefore I threw a penny To find out if I might…
- THOUGH you are in your shining days, Voices among the crowd And new friends busy with your praise, Be not unkind or proud, But think…
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- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento
- 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
- I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- 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
- I've been playing rock and roll since I was 16 years old, and now I have a 16-year-old. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I think when you're 10 years old, it's too much to see something with the threat of death in every episode. Kids… — J. J. Abrams
- 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