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    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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Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.rn

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.rn

by Lactantius Firmianus Found in: Age Quotes,
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Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

by Tom Stoppard Found in: Age Quotes, Maturity Quotes,
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Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you read more

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.

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Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.

Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.

by Emily Dickinson Found in: Age Quotes,
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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.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Age Quotes,
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Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him:
a new friend is as new read more

Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him:
a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it
with pleasure.

by Bible Found in: Age Quotes, Friends Quotes,
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Age, like distance lends a double charm.

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

by Oliver Herford Found in: Age Quotes,
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If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

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Old age is like flying through a storm. Once you are aboard, there's nothing you can do.

Old age is like flying through a storm. Once you are aboard, there's nothing you can do.

by Golda Meir Found in: Age Quotes,
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