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    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.

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That man never grows old who keeps a child in his heart

That man never grows old who keeps a child in his heart

by Richard Steele, Sr. Found in: Age Quotes,
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If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never read more

If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old.

by James A. Garfield Found in: Age Quotes,
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Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless, and cannot.

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless, and cannot.

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Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long sad years of youth were read more

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long sad years of youth were worth living for the sake of middle age.

by George Eliot Found in: Age Quotes,
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To hold the same views at forty as we held at twenty is to have been stupefied for a score read more

To hold the same views at forty as we held at twenty is to have been stupefied for a score of years, and take rank, not as a prophet, but as an unteachable brat, well birched and none the wiser.

by Robert Louis Stevenson Found in: Age Quotes,
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Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust,
and old authors to read.

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust,
and old authors to read.

by Athenaeus Found in: Age Quotes,
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You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.

You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.

by Arnold Palmer Found in: Age Quotes,
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.

Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.

by Walter Scott Found in: Age Quotes,
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The three ages of man: youth, middle age, and "You're looking wonderful!"

The three ages of man: youth, middle age, and "You're looking wonderful!"

by Dore Schary Found in: Age Quotes,
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