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    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!

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Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. -Maurice Chevalier.

Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. -Maurice Chevalier.

by Maurice Chevalier Found in: Age Quotes,
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When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person read more

When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Age Quotes,
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The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.

The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.

by Joan Collins Found in: Age Quotes,
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I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can.

I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can.

by Rita Mae Brown Found in: Age Quotes,
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The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young read more

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Age Quotes,
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Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

by Alexander Hamilton Found in: Age Quotes,
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The gardener's rule applies to youth and age: When young "sow wild oats," but when old, grow sage. -H. J. read more

The gardener's rule applies to youth and age: When young "sow wild oats," but when old, grow sage. -H. J. Byron.

by H. J. Byron Found in: Age Quotes,
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Consider well the proportion of things. It is better to be a young June bug, than an old bird of read more

Consider well the proportion of things. It is better to be a young June bug, than an old bird of paradise. -Mark Twain.

by Mark Twain Found in: Age Quotes,
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An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in read more

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.

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