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    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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And both were young, and one was beautiful.

And both were young, and one was beautiful.

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Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings read more

Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character.

by Ralph B. Perry Found in: Age Quotes,
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My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Age Quotes,
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Alas! the slippery nature of tender youth.
[Lat., Teneris, heu, lubrica moribus aetas!]

Alas! the slippery nature of tender youth.
[Lat., Teneris, heu, lubrica moribus aetas!]

by Claudian (claudianus) Found in: Youth Quotes,
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Every street has two sides, the shady side and the sunny. When
two men shake hands and part, mark read more

Every street has two sides, the shady side and the sunny. When
two men shake hands and part, mark which of the two takes the
sunny side; he will be the younger man of the two.

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Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.

Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.

by Maurice Chevalier Found in: Age Quotes,
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My days are in the yellow leaf;
The flowers and fruits of love are gone;
The worm, read more

My days are in the yellow leaf;
The flowers and fruits of love are gone;
The worm, the canker, and the grief
Are mine alone!
- Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron),

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Age Quotes,
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Old age needs so little but needs that little so much.

Old age needs so little but needs that little so much.

by Margaret Willour Found in: Age Quotes,
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We are not limited by our old ages; we are liberate by it.

We are not limited by our old ages; we are liberate by it.

by Stu Mittleman Found in: Age Quotes,
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