Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. ~Jean Paul Richter
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. ~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Mark Twain but no evidence has yet been found for this (Thanks, Garson O'Toole!)
A father carries pictures where his money used to be. ~Author Unknown
Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. ~Lucille Ball
The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. ~Jerry M. Wright
Henry James once defined life as that predicament which precedes death, and certainly nobody owes you a debt of honor or gratitude for getting him into that predicament. But a child does owe his father a debt, if Dad, having gotten him into this peck of trouble, takes off his coat and buckles down to the job of showing his son how best to crash through it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland
Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever. ~Don Marquis
They say that age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body. ~Author Unknown
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. ~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Mark Twain but no evidence has yet been found for this (Thanks, Garson O'Toole!)
Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier. ~Dan Bennett
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. ~Ogden Nash
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. ~Ogden Nash
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