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With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. (Merchant Of Venice)
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. (Merchant Of Venice)
The old are in a second childhood.
The old are in a second childhood.
The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young read more
The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy.
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.
Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces read more
Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have read more
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain.
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him:
a new friend is as new read more
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him:
a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it
with pleasure.
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
Just as old age is creeping on space,
And clouds come o'er the sunset of our day,
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Just as old age is creeping on space,
And clouds come o'er the sunset of our day,
They kindly leave us, though not quite alone,
But in good company--the gout or stone.