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My days are in the yellow leaf;
The flowers and fruits of love are gone;
The worm, read more
My days are in the yellow leaf;
The flowers and fruits of love are gone;
The worm, the canker, and the grief
Are mine alone!
- Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron),
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.
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from read more
To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.
Women are not forgiven for aging. Robert Redford's lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles.
Women are not forgiven for aging. Robert Redford's lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles.
Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed
Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed
To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep read more
To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep these in parallel vigor one must exercise, study, and love.
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in read more
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.
