new year's eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless moment of silence among created things that the passage of another twelve months may be noted; and yet no man has quite the same thoughts this evening that come with the coming of darkness on other nights. ~hamilton wright mabie
youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on new year's eve. middle age is when you're forced to. ~bill vaughn
an optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. a pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. ~bill vaughan
many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits. ~author unknown
a new year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. ~author unknown
be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~benjamin franklin
no one ever regarded the first of january with indifference. it is that from which all date their time, and count upon what is left. it is the nativity of our common adam. ~charles lamb
new year's day is every man's birthday. ~charles lamb
never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty. ~john selden
year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. ~hal borland
the merry year is born
like the bright berry from the naked thorn.
~hartley coleridge
