"I will say nothing... against the course of my existence. But at bottom it has been nothing but pain and burden, and I can affirm that during the whole of my 75 years, I have not had four weeks of genuine well-being. It is but the perpetual rolling of a rock that must be raised up again forever."

Aging, Suffering, Pain, Life, Existence

30

Create Your Own Wallpaper

Standard

Customized

"I will say nothing... against the course of my existence. But at bottom it has been nothing but pain and burden, and I can affirm that during the whole of my 75 years, I have not had four weeks of genuine well-being. It is but the perpetual rolling of a rock that must be raised up again forever."

Exlpore more Aging quotes

"They asked Abboud of Omdurman: 'Which is better, to be young or to be old?' He said: 'To be old is to have less time before you and more mistakes behind. I leave you to decide whether this is better than the reverse."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Aging, Youth, Old, Time, Mistake

"I think that, with age, people come to realize that death is inevitable. And we need to learn to face it with serenity, wisdom and resignation. Death often frees us from a lot of senseless sufferings."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Aging, Death, Wisdom, Acceptance

"With regard to things such as independence, mental capabilities, and sexuality, a very old man is nothing but a gigantic infant with white hair and wrinkles."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Aging, Truth, Humanity, Independence

"Getting older comes with abilities. Being old comes with disabilities."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Aging, Truth, Life, Regret

"Old Age homes are civilization's dumpsites for human beings who it cannot exploit further."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Aging, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Humanity

"We envy people who are extremely old because we wish to live that long, not because we want to be that old."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Aging, Envy, Truth, Life

"He'd gone from sixteen to seventy-five in a matter of seconds, but the old-man smell happened instantly, like boom. Congratulations! You stink!"

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Aging, Humor, Truth, Regret, Today

"Maybe in fairytales you're only as old as you feel, but here in L. A. you're every second as old as your pores."

Lois Greiman, American Author

Aging, Reality, Appearance, Time

"Sixty-nine was an interesting age--an age of infinite possibilities--an age when at last the experience of a lifetime was beginning to tell. But to feel old--that was different, a tired, discouraged state of mind when one was inclined to ask oneself depressing questions. What was he after all? A little dried-up elderly man, with neither chick nor child, with no human belongings, only a valuable Art collection which seemed at the moment strangely unsatisfying. No one to care whether he lived or died..."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

Aging, Experience, Loneliness, Reflection

"Almost everybody I know has died, Grandma said. 'Bunch of wimps."

Janet Evanovich, American Novelist

Aging, Humor, Death, Observation, Irony

Explore more quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art."

Art

"What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own."

Heart

"What's foreign one can't always keep quite clear of,For good things, oft, are not so near;A German can't endure the French to see or hear of,Yet drinks their wines with hearty cheer."

Culture

"Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live."

Trust

"Nothing puts me so completely out of patience as the utterance of a wretched commonplace when I am talking from my inmost heart."

Emotion

"Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will."

Will

30

Standard

Customized

Exlpore more Aging quotes

"They asked Abboud of Omdurman: 'Which is better, to be young or to be old?' He said: 'To be old is to have less time before you and more mistakes behind. I leave you to decide whether this is better than the reverse."

"I think that, with age, people come to realize that death is inevitable. And we need to learn to face it with serenity, wisdom and resignation. Death often frees us from a lot of senseless sufferings."

"With regard to things such as independence, mental capabilities, and sexuality, a very old man is nothing but a gigantic infant with white hair and wrinkles."

"Getting older comes with abilities. Being old comes with disabilities."

"Old Age homes are civilization's dumpsites for human beings who it cannot exploit further."

"We envy people who are extremely old because we wish to live that long, not because we want to be that old."

"He'd gone from sixteen to seventy-five in a matter of seconds, but the old-man smell happened instantly, like boom. Congratulations! You stink!"

"Maybe in fairytales you're only as old as you feel, but here in L. A. you're every second as old as your pores."

"Almost everybody I know has died, Grandma said. 'Bunch of wimps."

Explore more quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art."

"What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own."

"What's foreign one can't always keep quite clear of,For good things, oft, are not so near;A German can't endure the French to see or hear of,Yet drinks their wines with hearty cheer."

"Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live."

"Nothing puts me so completely out of patience as the utterance of a wretched commonplace when I am talking from my inmost heart."

"Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will."

"I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me."

"I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself."

"Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one."

"There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight."