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!)
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
One father is more than a hundred Schoolemasters. ~George Herbert, Outlandish Proverbs, 1640
There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself. ~John Gregory Brown, Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery, 1994
Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. ~George Bernard Shaw
It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. ~Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip. ~Author Unknown
Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor
We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it. ~Author Unknown
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
In childhood, we yearn to be grown-ups. In old age, we yearn to be kids. It just seems that all would be wonderful if we didn't have to celebrate our birthdays in chronological order. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. ~Larry Lorenzoni
Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician. ~Author Unknown
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