Henry James Byron quotes

“The gardener's rule applies to youth and age: When young 'sow wild oats'; but when old, grow sage.”
-- Henry James Byron

Source : Henry James Byron (1860). “The Pilgrim of Love! A Fairy Romance, in One Act”, p.6

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“Life's to short for chess.”
-- Henry James Byron

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“Life's too short for chess.”
-- Henry James Byron

Source : 1874 Our Boys.

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“Enjoy the present hour, Be thankful for the past, And neither fear nor wish Th' approaches of the last.”

Source : Abraham Cowley (2013). “Cowley's Essays”, p.114, Cambridge University Press

“The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.”

“Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.”

“Wild oats will get sown some time, and one of the arts of life is to sow them at the right time.”

Source : Richard Le Gallienne (2008). “The Quest of the Golden Girl”, p.244, Wildside Press LLC

“God is not looking for extraordinary characters as His instruments, but He is looking for humble instruments through whom He can be honored throughout the ages.”

“The greatest need of our age and of every age, the greatest need of every human heart, is to know the resources and sufficiency of God.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (2010). “When God Steps In: Divine Resources for Life's Situations”, p.4, Moody Publishers

“The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.”

“I read my first book on Woodrow Wilson at age 15, and I was hooked.”

“[What she told herself before interviews:] I am the way I am; I look the way I look; I am my age.”

“It's true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.”