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

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What is the worst of woes that wait on age?
What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow?
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What is the worst of woes that wait on age?
What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow?
To view each love one blotted from life's page,
And be alone on earth as I am now.

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Age Quotes,
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To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep read more

To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep these in parallel vigor one must exercise, study, and love.

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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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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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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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The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough, just gay and interested and read more

The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough, just gay and interested and starkly honest enough to remain a sentient human being.

by Florida Scott-maxwell Found in: Age Quotes,
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Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

by Anthony Powell Found in: Age Quotes,
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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.

by Francois Voltaire Found in: Age Quotes,
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Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Age Quotes,
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