Codgerdom Quotes & Sayings

The student, if he attains any success in the following practices, will find himself confronted by things too glorious or dreadful to be described. It is essential that he remain the master of all he beholds, hears or conceives; otherwise he will be the slave of illusion, and the prey of madness. — Aleister Crowley

It is the cruelty of men that we must fear, not the wisdom they misuse, and certainly not the wise that possess it. — Daniel Marques

The real joy in life comes from giving. It comes from service. It comes from doing things for other people. That is what is so powerful about this. Nothing will make you happier than giving. — Marc Benioff

You who think of us: they lived only in delusion ... Know that we the People of the Book, will never die! — Czeslaw Milosz

You've got to have a young element in a show. Any project needs youth and dynamism as well old codgerdom and experience. — Tim Rice

Simplicity without a name
Is free from all external aim.
With no desire, at rest and still,
All things go right as of their will. — Lao-Tzu