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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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Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.

by Groucho Marx Found in: Age Quotes,
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Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.

Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.

by Daniel Defoe Found in: Age Quotes,
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Only the young die good.

Only the young die good.

by Cynic's Calendar Found in: Age Quotes,
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The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the read more

The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity. -Mark Twain.

by Mark Twain Found in: Age Quotes,
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Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.

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

by Maurice Chevalier Found in: Age Quotes,
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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.

by Henri Frederic Amiel Found in: Age Quotes,
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All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Age Quotes,
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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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The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Age Quotes,
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