“Old age comes on apace to ravage all the clime.”
Book i. Stanza 25.
The Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius (1771)
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Two of a trade can never agree.”
John Gay (1685–1732) English poet and playwright
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Fables (1727)
“God is one, but He is worshipped in different ages and climes under different names and aspects.”
Ramakrishna (1836–1886) Indian mystic and religious preacher
Source: Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960), p. 458
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“[Old age] never comes alone.”
Menander (-342–-291 BC) Athenian playwright of New Comedy
Monosticha http://www.gottwein.de/Grie/menand/monost_a.php (491).
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Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) American poet
“Old age is the harbor of all ills.”
Diogenes Laërtius (180–240) biographer of ancient Greek philosophers
Bion, 47.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 4: The Academy
“Old age is the harbor of all ills.”
Bion of Borysthenes (-325–-246 BC) ancient greek philosopher
As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, iv. 48.
Margaret Mead (1901–1978) American anthropologist
As quoted in Teacher's Treasury of Stories for Every Occasion (1958) by Millard Dale Baughman, p. 69
1950s