Quotes about Reflection

Here's looking at you kid.

Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and new.

Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

There are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.

Lord Chi Wen thought three times before taking any action. When the Master heard this, he said: Twice is plenty enough.

Know that you are the perfect age. Each year is special and precious, for you shall only live it once. Be comfortable with growing older.

The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened.

Paradoxical as it may seem, to believe in youth is to look backward; to look forward we must believe in age.

When you're younger, you think of your age in fractions. 4 1/2, 5 1/2. You don't hear 36 1/2. You become 2, you turn 40, you reach 50, you make it to 60. By now you're going so fast you hit 70!

As for wrinkles--Pshaw! Why shouldn't we have wrinkles? Honorable insignia of long service in this warfare.

Old age may have its limitations and challenges, but in spite of them, our latter years can be some of the most rewarding and fulfilling of our lives.