On the occasion of their golden wedding a couple shared with others the secret of their happy marriage. The husband said, 'I have tried never to be selfish. After all, there is no 'I' in marriage!' The wife said, 'For my part, I have never corrected my husband's spelling.'

Prince Charles did part of his schooling in Australia. One Sunday, unannounced, he attended the local church. At the end of the service, the minister apologised for the poor attendance. 'Being bank holiday weekend most of the members are away.' 'Not another bank holiday!' said the prince, 'what's this one for?' Slightly embarrassed the minister replied, 'In Australia we call it the Queen's birthday.'

Some people are never young. On one schoolboy's report the headmaster had entered the comment, 'Would make an excellent father. 'Others are never middle-aged. A prolonged adolescence merges into a premature senility! Our psychological age affects our biological age. Growing older is inevitable, but how quickly we grow old is determined by our thoughts, interests and enthusiasm. The famous beauty expert Helena Rubenstein once remarked, 'I have never had my face lifted. I prefer to have my spirits lifted. The effect is much the same.

A little girl was explaining to her friend the age of her new baby brother. 'He is so little he's not even a number yet!'