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None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good.
The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good.
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less read more
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind.
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.
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.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping read more
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
Oh, for one hour of blind old Dandolo,
Th' octogenarian chief, Byzantium's conquering foe!
Oh, for one hour of blind old Dandolo,
Th' octogenarian chief, Byzantium's conquering foe!
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.
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain read more
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.