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    The old -- like children -- talk to themselves, for they have reached that hopeless wisdom of experience which knows that though one were to cry it in the streets to multitudes, or whisper it in the kiss to one's beloved, the only ears that can ever hear one's secrets are one's own!

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Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust,
and old authors to read.

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust,
and old authors to read.

by Athenaeus Found in: Age Quotes,
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What is it to grow old?
Is it to lose the glory of the form,
The lustre read more

What is it to grow old?
Is it to lose the glory of the form,
The lustre of the eye?
Is it for Beauty to forego her wreath?
Yes; but not this alone.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Age Quotes,
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Old age come on apace to ravage all the clime.

Old age come on apace to ravage all the clime.

by James Beattie Found in: Age Quotes,
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The old are in a second childhood.

The old are in a second childhood.

by Aristophanes Found in: Age Quotes,
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When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day.

When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day.

by Marty Bucella Found in: Age Quotes,
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I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.

I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Age Quotes,
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And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in read more

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not
wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

by Bible Found in: Age Quotes,
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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.

by Bob Hope Found in: Age Quotes,
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Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.

Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.

by Herbert Asquith Found in: Age Quotes, Youth Quotes,
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