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.
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Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow read more
Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.
What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.
What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.
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.
I'm saving that rocker for the day when I feel as old as I am.
I'm saving that rocker for the day when I feel as old as I am.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.
Old age comes at a bad time. -San Banducci.
Old age comes at a bad time. -San Banducci.
By the time we've made it, we've had it. -Malcolm Forbes.
By the time we've made it, we've had it. -Malcolm Forbes.
At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgment.
At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgment.
