I am of a healthy long lived race, and our minds improve with age.

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

Talent perceives differences, Genius unity.

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.

It was his enormous curiosity that kept him alive so long. He had an enormous interest in the world, and I remember, even toward the end, he would get so angry…

I have lived carefully, sheltered myself from the cold winds, eaten moderately of what was in season, drunk fine claret, slept in my own sheets; I shall live l…

Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.