Youths talk first and then listen, the elderly listen and then talk.

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

I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had.

Lord save us all from old age and broken health and a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms.

Some people die at age 25 and aren't buried until they are 75.

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

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.

We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing.

The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic matter. In the best sense one stays young.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.

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.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.

Born, n. a person who talks when you wish him to listen.

Madness does not govern a country; discussion does.

Understanding a question is half an answer.

Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.

Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg crackles as if she had laid an asteroid.

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.

Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.