“Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. ”
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, …
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“Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. ”
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, …
“It is never too late or too soon, the old man had said. It is when it is supposed to be.”
Mitch Albom (1958) American author
Variant: It is never too late or too soon. It is when it is supposed to be.
Source: The Time Keeper
“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”
William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor
Source: The Merry Wives of Windsor
“Too often, feelings arrive too soon, waiting for thoughts that often come too late.”
Dejan Stojanovic (1959) poet, writer, and businessman
Being Late http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21366/Being_Late <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
Culture
1860s, The Conduct of Life (1860)
Variant: You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
“You're never too old to dance, Dad…and you're never too old to dream.”
Douglas Coupland book JPod
"That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard you say. Were you saying that with irony or for real?"
JPod (2006)
“You're never too old to play. You're only too old for low-rise jeans.”
Ellen DeGeneres (1958) American stand-up comedian, television host, and actress
Source: Seriously... I'm Kidding
“It's never too late while you're breathing.”
Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan Saga
Vorkosigan Saga, The Warrior's Apprentice (1986)