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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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Youth dreams a bliss on this side of death.
It dreams a rest, if not more deep,
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Youth dreams a bliss on this side of death.
It dreams a rest, if not more deep,
More grateful than this marble sleep;
It hears a voice within it tell:
Calm's not life's crown, though calm is well.
'Tis all perhaps which man acquires,
But 'tis not what our youth desires.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Youth Quotes,
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With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. (Merchant Of Venice)

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. (Merchant Of Venice)

by William Shakespeare Found in: Age Quotes,
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If youth knew; if age could. -Henri Estienne.

If youth knew; if age could. -Henri Estienne.

by Henri Estienne Found in: Age Quotes,
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Youth is a disease from which we all recover.

Youth is a disease from which we all recover.

by Dorothy Fulheim Found in: Age Quotes,
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Olympian bards who sung
Divine ideas below,
Which always find us young
And always read more

Olympian bards who sung
Divine ideas below,
Which always find us young
And always keep us so.

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It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set read more

It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.

by William James Found in: Age Quotes,
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In youth we run into difficulties; in old age difficulties run into us. -Josh Billings.

In youth we run into difficulties; in old age difficulties run into us. -Josh Billings.

by Josh Billings Found in: Age Quotes,
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When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person read more

When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Age Quotes,
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Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.

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

by Lawrence Durrell Found in: Age Quotes,
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