“How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete”

“When in doubt, don’t”

“A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine”

“Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example”

“What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy”

“Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice”