Best Methuselah Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Were a man to live as long as Methuselah, and to spend all his days in the highest delights sin can offer, one hour of the anguish and tribulation that must follow, would far outweigh them.”

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Book:A commentary upon the holy Bible: Job to Salomon's song

Source: A commentary upon the holy Bible: Job to Salomon's song

“Had I represented twenty thousand voters in Michigan, that political editor would not have known nor cared whether I was the oldest or the youngest daughter of Methuselah, or whether my bonnet came from the Ark or from Worth's.”

Political Known Fashion Thousand Daughter Twenties Voters Editors Michigan Suffrage Ark Woman Suffrage Bonnets Methuselah Youngest Daughter

Book:THE HISTORY OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE - Complete 6 Volumes (Illustrated): Everything You Need to Know about the Biggest Victory of Women’s Rights and Equality in the United States – Written By the Greatest Social Activists, Abolitionists & Suffragists

Source: THE HISTORY OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE - Complete 6 Volumes (Illustrated): Everything You Need to Know about the Biggest Victory of Women’s Rights and Equality in the United States – Written By the Greatest Social Activists, Abolitionists & Suffragists

“Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.”

Ifs Enough Humor Happens Funny Time Change My Time More Time Time Management Sooner Or Later Enough Time Fleeting Time Methuselah

Book:Back to Methuselah

Source: Back to Methuselah

“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.”

Art Soul Use Beautiful Faces Beauty Mirrors Glasses Theatre Your Soul Works Of Art Your Face Aesthetic Methuselah

Book:The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

Source: The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

“The young mouse's eyes snapped open, clear and bright. He swung the ancient sword high and struck at the giant adder. He struck for Redwall! He struck against evil! He struck for Martin! He struck for Log-a-Log and his shrews! He struck for dead Guosim! He struck as Methuselah would have wanted him to! He struck against Cluny the Scourge and tyranny! He struck out against Captain Snow's ridicule! He struck for the world of light and freedom! He struck until his paws ached and the sword fell from them!”

World Light Eye Wanted Young Evil Clear Ancient Tyranny Snow Giants Captains Mice Ridicule Paws Scourge Shrews Adders Redwall Methuselah

Book:Redwall

Source: Redwall

“Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.”

Life Inspirational Children Life Is Easy Inspiring Courage My Children Meant To Be Delightful Methuselah

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“It’s all right,” she said. “You’re through.” “Jesus,” he finally managed, pushing water off his face. “Jesus Christ and John the Baptist. For that matter, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.” Still not enough. He needed to reach back to the Old Testament for this. “Obadiah. Nebuchadnezzar. Methuselah and Job.” “Be calm,” she said, taking him by the shoulders. “Be calm. And there are women in the Bible, you know.” “Yes. As I recall it, they were trouble, every last one.”

“Methuselah lived to be 969 years old . You boys and girls will see more in the next fifty years than Methuselah saw in his whole lifetime.”

Years Whole Age Time Girl Next Boys Saws Aging Lifetime Whole Life Fifty Boy And Girl Old You Methuselah

Book:Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

“You see things and you say, 'Why?'. But I dream things and I say, 'Why not?'.”