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

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

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.

Age considers; youth ventures.

Age considers; youth ventures.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

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.

Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.

Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.

To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the read more

To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.

When you become senile, you won't know it.

When you become senile, you won't know it.