Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure. — George Sand. French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)
Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.
It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.