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That man never grows old who keeps a child in his heart
That man never grows old who keeps a child in his heart
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forewards. -Soren Kierkegaard.
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forewards. -Soren Kierkegaard.
What is it to grow old?
Is it to lose the glory of the form,
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What is it to grow old?
Is it to lose the glory of the form,
The lustre of the eye?
Is it for Beauty to forego her wreath?
Yes; but not this alone.
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.
When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day.
When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day.
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.
A woman's always younger than a man of equal years.
A woman's always younger than a man of equal years.
Oh, for one hour of blind old Dandolo,
Th' octogenarian chief, Byzantium's conquering foe!
Oh, for one hour of blind old Dandolo,
Th' octogenarian chief, Byzantium's conquering foe!
Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.
Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.
