#lon

Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death. ↗

— Herman Melville

#always #aught #death #less #life

No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#average woman #becomes #ever #how #lives

Man weeps to think that he will die so soon; woman, that she was born so long ago. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#born #die #long #man #she

Pleasures flit by - they are only for yourself; work leaves a mark of long-lasting joy, work is for others. ↗

— Dmitri Mendeleev

#leaves #long-lasting #mark #only #others

When Socrates was about 30, and his father was long dead, he was still pursuing the art of sculpture, but from necessity, and without much inclination. ↗

— Moses Mendelssohn

#art #dead #father #his #inclination

Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that. ↗

— Sam Mendes

#enjoy #home #i #just #living

My first priority is growing this economy in the long term, and stimulating it in the short term. ↗

— Robert Menendez

#first #growing #long #long term #priority

I'm proud to report that in 2004 alone, we approved 3,600 new units of housing - our best year ever! ↗

— Thomas Menino

#approved #best #ever #housing #i

Washington has been ignoring this issue for too long. ↗

— Major R. Owens

#ignoring #issue #long #too #washington

If someone says, hey, you know, this long weekend, let's go skydiving - I would say, no, are you nuts? I'd just as soon sit down and have a cup of tea. ↗

— Rick Mercer

#down #go #hey #i #just