John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7533 George Madonald 1824-1905 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7533 |
| AUTHOR: | George Macdonald (1824–1905) |
| QUOTATION: | Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husks. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Marquess of Lossie. |