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To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from read more
To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.
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.
Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.
Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.
We are not limited by our old ages; we are liberate by it.
We are not limited by our old ages; we are liberate by it.
It takes a long time to become young.
It takes a long time to become young.
Life begins at 40 -- but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story read more
Life begins at 40 -- but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.
The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.
The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.
Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.
Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.
