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.

For oute of olde feldys, as men sey,
Comyth al this newe corn from yere to yere;
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For oute of olde feldys, as men sey,
Comyth al this newe corn from yere to yere;
And out of old bokis, in good fey,
Comyth al this newe science that men lere.

I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

The gardener's rule applies to youth and age: When young "sow wild oats," but when old, grow sage. -H. J. read more

The gardener's rule applies to youth and age: When young "sow wild oats," but when old, grow sage. -H. J. Byron.

Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it read more

Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.

Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.

Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.

You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.

You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.

The spiritual eyesight improves as the physical eyesight declines. -Plato.

The spiritual eyesight improves as the physical eyesight declines. -Plato.

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.