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

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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.

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None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

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

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

by George William Curtis 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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The trick is growing up without growing old.

The trick is growing up without growing old.

by Casey Stengel Found in: Age Quotes,
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On one occasion some one put a very little wine into a wine
cooler, and said that it was read more

On one occasion some one put a very little wine into a wine
cooler, and said that it was sixteen years old. "It is very
small for its age," said Gnathaena.

by Athenaeus Found in: Age Quotes,
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The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left.

The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left.

by Jerry M. Wright 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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By candle-light nobody would have taken you for above
five-and-twenty.

By candle-light nobody would have taken you for above
five-and-twenty.

by Isaac Bickerstaff Found in: Age Quotes,
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