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    Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance. -Shakespeare.

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You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, read more

You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned.

by Judith Viorst Found in: Age Quotes,
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Never too old to learn. -Latin proverb.

Never too old to learn. -Latin proverb.

by Latin Proverb Found in: Age Quotes,
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Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust,
and old authors to read.

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust,
and old authors to read.

by Athenaeus Found in: Age Quotes,
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To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am. -Bernard Baruch.

To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am. -Bernard Baruch.

by Bernard Baruch Found in: Age Quotes,
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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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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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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!

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Age Quotes,
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The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.

The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.

by C.s. Lewis Found in: Age Quotes,
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Middle age . . . when a man is at the peak of his yearning power. -Wall Stress Journal.

Middle age . . . when a man is at the peak of his yearning power. -Wall Stress Journal.

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