Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.
Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.
A man's errors are what make him amiable.
Oblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves.
For I have been a man, and that means to have been a fighter.
So, lively brisk old fellow, don't let age get you down. White hairs or not, you can still be a lover.