Kingsley Amis Quote

Be glad you're fifty — and
That you got there while things were nice,
In a world worth looking at twice.
So here's wishing you many more years,
But not all that many. Cheers!


"Ode to Me", (p. 134) - Collected Poems, 1944-1979 (1979)


Be glad you're fifty — and That you got there while things were nice, In a world worth looking at twice. So here's wishing you many more years, But ...

Be glad you're fifty — and That you got there while things were nice, In a world worth looking at twice. So here's wishing you many more years, But ...

Be glad you're fifty — and That you got there while things were nice, In a world worth looking at twice. So here's wishing you many more years, But ...

Be glad you're fifty — and That you got there while things were nice, In a world worth looking at twice. So here's wishing you many more years, But ...