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English poet and playwright of the Victorian Era 1812–1889Related quotes
“It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.”
Brigitte Bardot (1934) French model, actor, singer and animal rights activist
“Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.”
Arthur Wing Pinero (1855–1934) British writer
“My best friend is one who brings out the best in me”
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
Actually due to Harris Weinstock: "My best friend is the man who can bring out of me my best, and your best friend is the one who tends to bring out the best in you" (May 1914) Attributed to Henry Ford as early as 1948.
Misattributed
“I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.”
Oliver Goldsmith book The Vicar of Wakefield
She Stoops to Conquer (1771), Act I
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer
Attributed to Monroe in self-help books and on social media, this quotation is of unknown origin and date.
Misattributed
“The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.”
Rick Warren (1954) Christian religious leader
“Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.”
Margaret Fuller (1810–1850) American feminist, poet, author, and activist
Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli (1852), Vol. I, p. 132.