Before publishers' blurbs were invented, authors had to make their reputations by writing.
Middle age is when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work.
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.
Middle age is when it takes longer to rest than to get tired.
Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other.
As the farmer said, "I'm not greedy, all I want is the land next to mine.