| 1886 - 640 pagini
...senior— -as a mere matter of curiosity." " No, you may not; it "s rude to ask a lady her age. Besides, a woman is as old as she looks! " " And a man as old as he feels," I retorted. " As that's an -unknown quantity, I have the advantage of you, Miss Vane! " But Curtis... | |
| Maria Louise Pool - 1893 - 328 pagini
...I have always longed to know," he said. " What did you tell her?" " I quoted that convenient phrase that ' a woman is as old as she looks and a man as old as he feels.' You should have seen her face. But I made a point of replying literally to everything else, even to... | |
| Maryland State Bar Association - 1901 - 216 pagini
...before such an audience as this. Different persons have different ways of computing ages; one has said that a woman is as old as she looks; and a man as old as he feels. If in the enjoyment of life, I am only as old as I feel, I can go back to the sunny days of youth.... | |
| Walter Thomas Cheney - 1904 - 384 pagini
...and she said : upon the fact of my youthful appearance, which is so aptly expressed in the old adage that a woman is as old as she looks and a man as old as he feels. If this be true, then I combine both similitudes in myself, for I am sure I feel younger than I look."... | |
| Brandreth Symonds - 1905 - 240 pagini
...very apt to indicate deeper-seated changes which have a material bearing upon the risk. The adage, "A woman is as old as she looks, and a man as he feels," is not always a safe guide. 2. ' 'Are you married or single ?" — This question should... | |
| 1908 - 856 pagini
...leaving off fires can be determined by the almanac. There is much to be said for the familiar maxim that a woman is as old as she looks and a man as old as he feels, but as a guide of conduct it is often delusive. Emerson was undoubtedly right when he emphasized the... | |
| Ethel Smith Dorrance - 1909 - 270 pagini
...judged relatively. The maid was secretly pondering about the possibilities of his age. Although they say a woman is as old as she looks and a man as old as he feels, this cherub-faced child must have been an important exception to both rules. "I have made no complaint... | |
| Ontario. Legislative Assembly - 1910 - 992 pagini
...of cosmetics. It is found in resplendent health, and a happy contented mind. It is frequently said that " a woman is as old as she looks, and a man as old as he feels." This suggests that age is a matter of feeling, not of years, and determined by the forces within one's... | |
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