We often hear of the beauties of old age, but the only old age that is beautiful is the one the man has been long preparing for by living a beautiful life. Every one of us is right now preparing for old age. … There may be a substitute somewhere in the world for Good Nature, but I do not know where it can be found. The secret of salvation is this: keep sweet, be useful, and keep busy. —Elbert Hubbard More about this quote Tags: life beauty old age usefulness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Art is like baby shoes. When you coat them with gold, they can no longer be worn. —John Updike More about this quote Tags: art usefulness baby shoes apparel Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something. —Henry David Thoreau More about this quote Tags: morality good usefulness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information. —Oscar Wilde More about this quote Tags: information usefulness useless Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone. —Gertrude Stein More about this quote Tags: silence gratitude usefulness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email