Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.

I remember my youth and the feeling that I could last forever, outlast the sea, the earth and all men.

The weight of this sad time we must obey; speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most: we that are young, shall never see so much, nor live so long.

He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.

Old age is no place for sissies.

Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.

Those who drink to drown their sorrow should be told sorrow knows how to swim.

What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?

The man who pursues happiness wisely will aim at the possession of a number of subsidiary interests in addition to those central ones upon which his life is built.

Surely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak. But experience more than sufficiently teaches that men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues.

You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.