Even a nonbeliever might find it useful to model himself after God. Very useful, in fact.
No Country for Old MenMost people’ll run from their own mother to get to hug death by the neck. They cant wait to see him.
No Country for Old MenAn old man in love is like a flower in winter. ― Portuguese Proverb
The Life and Letters of Father Andrew... there are things that outweigh comfort, unless one is an old woman or a cat.
The Left Hand of DarknessTo make someone wait: the constant prerogative of all power, "age-old pastime of humanity".
A Lover's Discourse: FragmentsWould the war dehumanize me so that I, too, could "field trip" enemy dead with such nonchalance?
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and OkinawaEven when you don't see old age coming, you can wave it goodbye
Philosophical Uplifting Quotes and Poems