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    To hold the same views at forty as we held at twenty is to have been stupefied for a score of years, and take rank, not as a prophet, but as an unteachable brat, well birched and none the wiser.

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Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

by Mark Twain Found in: Age Quotes, Smile Quotes,
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Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed

Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed

by Edward Young 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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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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For oute of olde feldys, as men sey,
Comyth al this newe corn from yere to yere;
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For oute of olde feldys, as men sey,
Comyth al this newe corn from yere to yere;
And out of old bokis, in good fey,
Comyth al this newe science that men lere.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Age Quotes,
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Age--that period of life in which we compound for the vices that we still cherish by reviling those that we read more

Age--that period of life in which we compound for the vices that we still cherish by reviling those that we no longer have the enterprise to commit.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Age Quotes,
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After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

by Bette Midler Found in: Age Quotes,
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Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Found in: Age Quotes,
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Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.

by Victor Hugo Found in: Age Quotes,
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