Darkly Comical Quotes

Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, self-interest, fear, despair—these are the long, long years that bow the head and turn the growing spirit back to dust. – Watterson Lowe

The great scientist, as all great men, have not been concerned with fame. The joy of achievement that comes from finding something new in the universe is by far their greatest joy. A great research scientist is constantly discovering new things in his field. This is his reward. He knows how to spend long years in preparation and long hours in investigation, with no thought of public honor or reward. – William P. King

Opinions that are well rooted should grow and change like a healthy tree. – Irving Batcheller

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh—at yourself. – Ethel Barrymore

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage “coaches” ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. – Herbert Kaufman

There are two kinds of discontent in this world; the discontent that works, and the discontent that wrings its hands. The first gets what it wants, and the second loses what it has. There’s no cure for the first but success; and there’s no cure at all for the second. – Gordon Graham

The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older. – William Lyon Phelps