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    What is it to grow old?
    Is it to lose the glory of the form,
    The lustre of the eye?
    Is it for Beauty to forego her wreath?
    Yes; but not this alone.

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Weak withering age no rigid law forbids.
With frugal nectar, smooth and slow with balm,
The sapless read more

Weak withering age no rigid law forbids.
With frugal nectar, smooth and slow with balm,
The sapless habit daily to bedew,
And give the hesitating wheels of life
Gliblier to play.

by John Armstrong Found in: Age Quotes,
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Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.

Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.

by Herbert Asquith Found in: Age Quotes, Youth Quotes,
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For the first half of your life, people tell you what you should do; for the second half, they tell read more

For the first half of your life, people tell you what you should do; for the second half, they tell you what you should have done. -Richard Needham.

by Richard Needham Found in: Age Quotes,
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Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.

Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.

by Jeanne Moreau Found in: Age Quotes,
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Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forewards. -Soren Kierkegaard.

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forewards. -Soren Kierkegaard.

by Soren Kierkegaard Found in: Age Quotes,
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You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

by Bob Hope Found in: Age Quotes,
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Life is a long lesson in humility. -James M. Barrie.

Life is a long lesson in humility. -James M. Barrie.

by James M. Barrie Found in: Age Quotes,
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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.

by Victor Hugo Found in: Age Quotes,
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Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle read more

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

by Samuel Ullman Found in: Age Quotes,
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