Life & Aging Sayings

There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

Blessed are the forgetful; for they get over their stupidities, too.

History is thorough and goes through many phases when carrying an old form to the grave. The last phase of a world-historical form is its comedy.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

What people commonly call fate is mostly their own stupidity.

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.

In that case the word holds for these youths: 'Mind you, the devil is old; grow old to understand him.'

We feel free because we lack the very language to articulate our unfreedom.

I'm a jazzman in the life of the mind. I'm a bluesman in the world of ideas. I'm a participant.

The good life is simple. Don't f*ck it up by making it complicated.

I laugh when I hear that people go on pilgrimage to find God.

Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.

A wicked crew betrayed me—they and a cruel sleep.

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Why is his last new novel sleep itself? Because it's so poor. — sopor.

Jessica was another little sparrowfart with more pimples than brains.

I can't stand being the old one any longer, Living with you.

Since Life is but a Dream, Why toil to no avail?

After the war-fires of three months, One message from home is worth a ton of gold.