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Every man over forty is a scoundrel.
Every man over forty is a scoundrel.
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.
. . . Years steal
Fire from the mind, as vigor from the limb;
And life's enchanted read more
. . . Years steal
Fire from the mind, as vigor from the limb;
And life's enchanted cut but sparkles near the brim.
Age ... is a matter of feeling, not of years.
Age ... is a matter of feeling, not of years.
The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.
The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.
The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.
The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.
Weak withering age no rigid law forbids.
With frugal nectar, smooth and slow with balm,
The sapless read more
Weak withering age no rigid law forbids.
With frugal nectar, smooth and slow with balm,
The sapless habit daily to bedew,
And give the hesitating wheels of life
Gliblier to play.
To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from read more
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.
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.