To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep read more

To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep these in parallel vigor one must exercise, study, and love.

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.

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.

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.

By the time we've made it, we've had it. -Malcolm Forbes.

By the time we've made it, we've had it. -Malcolm Forbes.

Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.

Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.

I cried on my 18th birthday. I thought 17 was such a nice age. You're young enough to get away read more

I cried on my 18th birthday. I thought 17 was such a nice age. You're young enough to get away with things, but you're old enough, too.

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.

Just as old age is creeping on space,
And clouds come o'er the sunset of our day,
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Just as old age is creeping on space,
And clouds come o'er the sunset of our day,
They kindly leave us, though not quite alone,
But in good company--the gout or stone.