The truth is that the history of the last couple of thousand years has been broadly repeated attempts by various people or institutions - in a Freudian way - to rediscover the lost childhood of Europe, this golden age of peace and prosperity under the Romans, by trying to unify it.
Copy QuoteAnyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
Copy Quote View & ShareI don't feel old. I don't feel anything till noon. That's when it's time for my nap.
Copy Quote View & ShareOld age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
Copy Quote View & ShareAs I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
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