"With years, the world has grown more honest."
"Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing."
"The man that hath no music in himself, nor is moved with concord of sweet sounds... is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils."
"Thou art a soul in bliss; but I am bound upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears do scald like molten lead."
"Your elder, I must refer to you as a guide to wisdom."
"Age, I do believe, is a pestilent thing; yet, the face still holds its beauty with experience."
"The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, the solemn temples, the great globe itself, yea, all which it inherits, shall dissolve."