Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old.
-Jonathan Swift, 1667-1745, English satirist and author
My take: why can’t we have our cake and eat it too. Eternal youth, I’d vote for that.
Archive for June 27th, 2008
Old age
Posted in Quotation, tagged eternal, Jonathan Swift, long life, old age, Swift, youth on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Backwards in life
Posted in Quotation, tagged backward, forward, Jean Jacques Rousseau, life, regression, Rousseau on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a period of life when we go backwards as we advance.
- Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, French philosopher
My take, for me I think the period started sometime right after 3rd grade.
