We advance in years somewhat in the manner of an invading army in a barren land; the age that we have reached, as the saying goes, we but hold with an outpost, and still keep open communications with the extreme rear and first beginnings of the march. ~Robert Louis Stevenson, "Virginibus Puerisque II," Virginibus Puerisque, 1881
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. ~Herbert Asquith
One father is more than a hundred Schoolemasters. ~George Herbert, Outlandish Proverbs, 1640
There is still no cure for the common birthday. ~John Glenn
Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. ~Bill Cosby
I'm sixty years of age. That's 16 Celsius. ~George Carlin, Brain Droppings, 1997
Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. ~Truman Capote
Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown. ~Author Unknown
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed. ~Charles Schulz
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! ~Lydia M. Child, Philothea: A Romance, 1836
Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle. ~Bob Hope
Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown. ~Author Unknown
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. ~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Mark Twain but no evidence has yet been found for this (Thanks, Garson O'Toole!)
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