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    A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of decay, it would give us hopes of eternal youth in a better world.

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I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

by Lady Astor Found in: Age Quotes,
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Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Found in: Age Quotes,
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I've never known a person who lives to 110 who is remarkable for anything else.

I've never known a person who lives to 110 who is remarkable for anything else.

by Josh Billings Found in: Age Quotes,
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Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any golden read more

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any golden ghettos, you will gain a sense of continuity and of the possibility for a full life.

by Margaret Mead Found in: Age Quotes,
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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),

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Age Quotes,
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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.

by Andre Maurois Found in: Age Quotes,
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The trick is growing up without growing old.

The trick is growing up without growing old.

by Casey Stengel Found in: Age Quotes,
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Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age.

Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age.

by Hosea Ballou Found in: Age Quotes,
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