The old are in a second childhood.

The old are in a second childhood.

It spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date read more

It spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in a small way. -Edith Wharton.

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.

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in read more

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.

Confusion is an often too subtle sign of paranoia.

Confusion is an often too subtle sign of paranoia.

Age ... is a matter of feeling, not of years.

Age ... is a matter of feeling, not of years.

For oute of olde feldys, as men sey,
Comyth al this newe corn from yere to yere;
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For oute of olde feldys, as men sey,
Comyth al this newe corn from yere to yere;
And out of old bokis, in good fey,
Comyth al this newe science that men lere.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.