We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the >>
Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle o >>
Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering >>
Age considers; youth ventures. >>
Don't just count your years, make your years count. >>
People of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, >>
As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments only to enlarge the prospect of the coming eternity.