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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.
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.
My days are in the yellow leaf;
The flowers and fruits of love are gone;
The worm, read more
My days are in the yellow leaf;
The flowers and fruits of love are gone;
The worm, the canker, and the grief
Are mine alone!
- Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron),
Age mellows some people; others it makes rotten. -Heard in Arkansas.
Age mellows some people; others it makes rotten. -Heard in Arkansas.
Old age is like flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do.
Old age is like flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do.
Not till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never read more
Not till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never comes when it is gold, And the great price we paid for it full worth: We have it only when we are half earth. Little avails that coinage to the old!
Dying while you are young is a great boon in your old age.
Dying while you are young is a great boon in your old age.
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.
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.