"Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see."

"If you have made a mistake, cut your losses as quickly as possible."

"Old age is always fifteen years older than I am."

"Never answer a critic, unless he's right."

"Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength."

"Age isa€|wisdom, if one has lived one's life properly."

"As we grow olda€|the beauty steals inward."

"Sure I'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself some day."

"You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older."

"To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable."