Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever. ~Don Marquis
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! ~Lydia M. Child, Philothea: A Romance, 1836
Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. ~Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities
There is still no cure for the common birthday. ~John Glenn
There is still no cure for the common birthday. ~John Glenn
Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle. ~Bob Hope
They say that age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body. ~Author Unknown
Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. ~George Bernard Shaw
One father is more than a hundred Schoolemasters. ~George Herbert, Outlandish Proverbs, 1640
Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once. ~Dave Barry, "Your Disintegrating Body," Dave Barry Turns 40, 1990
May you live to be a hundred yearsWith one extra year to repent.~Author Unknown
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed. ~Charles Schulz
Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever. ~Don Marquis
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