Logo
A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called

A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time. – Oliver W. Holmes, Sr.

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Age
category

All we can do when we think of kids today is think of more hours of school, earlier age at the computer, and curfews. Who would want to grow up in that world? – James Hillman

Category:
Age

Children under five are the poorest age group in America, and one in four infants, toddlers and preschoolers are poor during the years of greatest brain development. – Marian Wright Edelman

Category:
Age

Its the kind of clothes that mothers and daughters can wear, in terms of concept… Its not about age. Its about taste, and its about lifestyle. I believe women of all ages can wear anything. – Ralph Lauren

Category:
Age

In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product of order. – Will Durant

Category:
Age

Random Quotes

Variety is the very spice of life that gives it all its flavour. – William Cowper

Category:
Variety

Not believing has a sickness which is believing a little. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

Category:
Belief

Tennis belongs to the individualistic past – a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world. – Jacques Barzun

Category:
Tennis

I think that no matter how old or infirm I may become, I will always plant a large garden in the spring. Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from participating in nature’s rebirth? – Edward Giobbi

Category:
Springtime