“Is not old wine wholesomest, old pippins toothsomest, old wood burn brightest, old linen wash whitest? Old soldiers, sweethearts, are surest, and old lovers are soundest.”

“Alonso of Aragon was wont to say in commendation of age, that age appears to be best in four things — old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.”

“There are three things that grow more precious with age; old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to enjoy.”

“I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.”

“136. Old wine and an old friend are good provisions.”

“It's better to fade away like an old soldier than to burn out.”

“Old soldiers never die, they just fade away. ”

“How a pleasant word of an old lover that said
When there is lovem there is no comfort.”

“For the young, death is an enemy they wish to try their strength against. For those of us a little older, she is an old friend, an old lover, but one we are not eager to meet again soon.”

“Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.”