The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age.

Temper never mellows with age and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

A tart temper never mellows with age and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

The heart never grows better by age I fear rather worse always harder. A young liar will be an old one and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older.

The whole business of marshaling one's energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.

I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.