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    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!

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The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning read more

The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Age Quotes,
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I cried on my 18th birthday. I thought 17 was such a nice age. You're young enough to get away read more

I cried on my 18th birthday. I thought 17 was such a nice age. You're young enough to get away with things, but you're old enough, too.

by Liv Tyler Found in: Age Quotes,
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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.

by Beverly Sills Found in: Age Quotes,
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The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements (as well as one's deepest failures) is a definite symptom of read more

The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements (as well as one's deepest failures) is a definite symptom of maturity.

by Paul Tillich Found in: Age Quotes, Awareness Quotes,
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Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

by Charles M. Schultz Found in: Age Quotes,
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I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can.

I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can.

by Rita Mae Brown Found in: Age Quotes,
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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.

by Joan Collins Found in: Age Quotes,
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A woman's always younger than a man of equal years.

A woman's always younger than a man of equal years.

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The whole business of marshaling one's energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.

The whole business of marshaling one's energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.

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