To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.
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Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.
Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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.
When you become senile, you won't know it.
When you become senile, you won't know it.
There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow.
There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow.
Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties read more
Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate. I grow more intense as I age.
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain read more
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.
It takes a long time to become young.
It takes a long time to become young.
He has grown aged in this world of woe,
In deeds, not years, piercing the depths of life.
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He has grown aged in this world of woe,
In deeds, not years, piercing the depths of life.
So that no wonder waits him.
