To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit it and read it are old women over their tea

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Old women should not seek to be perfumed.

We are eager to tunnel under the Atlantic and bring the Old World some weeks nearer to the New, but perchance the first news that will leak through into the broad, flapping American ear will be that the Princess Adelaide has the whooping cough.