Famous Quotes a157-a159

a157: These old fellows have
Their ingratitude in them hereditary;
Their blood is caked, 'tis cold, it seldom flows;
'Tis lack of kindly warmth, they are not kind,
And nature, as it grows toward earth.
Is fashion'd for the journey--dull and heavy.
- Shakespeare.

a158: Every man desires to live long; but no man would be old.
- Swift.

a159: Age is a tyrant, who forbids, at the penalty of life, all the pleasures of youth.
- La Rochefoucould.