Books Quote by Lorna Grace

Age appears to be best in some things. Old wood best to burn. Old books best to read. Old rice best to eat and…

— Anonymous

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors…

— Francis Bacon

“Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.”

— Francis Bacon

I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the…

— Giorgio Armani

There are three things that grow more precious with age; old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to enjoy.

— Henry Ford

According to the prevailing mythology, to be younger is to be better; therefore, we should expect to find young people in the majority of…

— Gail Sheehy

At its best our age is an age of searchers and discoverers, and at its worst, an age that has domesticated despair and learned…

— Flannery O'Connor

Old age may have its limitations and challenges, but in spite of them, our latter years can be some of the most rewarding and…

— Billy Graham

I prefer old age to the alternative.

— Maurice Chevalier

old age is more bearable if it can be helped by an early acceptance of being loved and of loving.

— M. F. K. Fisher

Every time, at any point of my life, I think now is always the best age to be.

— Helen McCrory

To be young is surely the best, if the most precarious, gift of life.

— James Russell Lowell