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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

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    “Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.”

    — Albert Schweitzer, Nobel-Prize winning theologian, physician, and philosopher

    “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”

    — Ralph Waldo Emerson

    “I have a great curiosity to see new things but not to own them. It’s very peaceful this way and one of the nice things about getting older.”

    — Lee Radziwill, American Socialite

    “People’s stories are never finished, not as long as they’re alive.”

    — Laura Lippman, American Writer

    “I can honestly say I love getting older. Then again, I never put my glasses on before looking in the mirror.”

    — Cherie Lunghi, British Actress

    “A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.”

    — Benjamin Franklin