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    To hold the same views at forty as we held at twenty is to have been stupefied for a score of years, and take rank, not as a prophet, but as an unteachable brat, well birched and none the wiser.

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Age is only a number.

Age is only a number.

by Lexi Starling Found in: Age Quotes,
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Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.

Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.

by James Thurber Found in: Age Quotes,
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What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.

by Francois Voltaire Found in: Age Quotes,
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If youth knew; if age could. -Henri Estienne.

If youth knew; if age could. -Henri Estienne.

by Henri Estienne Found in: Age Quotes,
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In youth the days are short and the years are long. In old age the years are short and day's read more

In youth the days are short and the years are long. In old age the years are short and day's long.

by Pope Paul Vi Found in: Age Quotes,
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Only the young die good.

Only the young die good.

by Cynic's Calendar Found in: Age Quotes,
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At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I read more

At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?

by Jules Feiffer Found in: Age Quotes,
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To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.

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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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