Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes About Aging
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We must not take the faults of our youth with us into old age, for age brings along its own defects.
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Rejoice that you have still have a long time to live, before the thought comes to you that there is nothing more in the world to see.
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The older we grow, the greater become the ordeals.
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Nothing is worth more than this day.
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All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.
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The older we get the more we must limit ourselves if we wish to be active.
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Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.
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It is only necessary to grow old to become more charitable and even indulgent. I see no fault committed by others that I have not committed myself.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Born: August 28, 1749
- Died: March 22, 1832
- Occupation: Writer