Quotes by Meredith, George

Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felic >>

Speech is the small change of silence. >>

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism. >>

Quotations about Age and Aging

One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave. >>

The golden age is before us, not behind us. >>

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. >>

Not till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never comes when it is gold, And the great price we paid for it full worth: We have it only when we are half earth. Little avails that coinage to the old!

Meredith, George