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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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Find an aim in life before you run out of ammunition. -Arnold Glasow.

Find an aim in life before you run out of ammunition. -Arnold Glasow.

by Arnold Glasow Found in: Age Quotes,
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The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone. It is as rare as read more

The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone. It is as rare as it is pleasant to meet with an old man whose opinions are not ossified.

by Bob Wells Found in: Age Quotes,
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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

by Kurt Vonnegut Found in: Age Quotes,
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When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day.

When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day.

by Marty Bucella Found in: Age Quotes,
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Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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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.

by John F. Kennedy Found in: Age Quotes,
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The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.

The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.

by Doris Day Found in: Age Quotes,
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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.

by James Thurber Found in: Age Quotes,
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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),

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Age Quotes,
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