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By the time we've made it, we've had it. -Malcolm Forbes.
By the time we've made it, we've had it. -Malcolm Forbes.
Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow read more
Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.
The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.
The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.
If I'd known how old I was going to be I'd have taken better care of myself. -Adolph Zukor.
If I'd known how old I was going to be I'd have taken better care of myself. -Adolph Zukor.
 Old age doth in sharp pains abound;
 We are belabored by the gout,
  Our blindness is a read more 
 Old age doth in sharp pains abound;
 We are belabored by the gout,
  Our blindness is a dark profound,
   Our deafness each one laughs about.
    Then reason's light with falling ray
     Doth but a trembling flicker cast.
      Honor to age, ye children pay!
       Alas! my fifty years are past! 
Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.
Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.
 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto 
wisdom.  
 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto 
wisdom. 
We get too soon old and too late smart. -Pennsylvania Dutch proverb.
We get too soon old and too late smart. -Pennsylvania Dutch proverb.