Age then we all prefer; for age we pray;
And travel on to life’s last lingering day,
Then sinking slowly down from worse to worse,
Find Heaven’s extorted boon our greatest curse.
Many a man passes his youth in preparing misery for his age, and his age in repairing the misconduct of his youth.
It is easy to die but difficult to die at the right time.
The danger of shipwreck is less in mid-ocean than near to shore.
Time wears out masks; the old show what they are.
The misfortunes of life are that we are born young and become old.
Grow old along with me!