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    To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.

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Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, read more

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

by Confucius Found in: Age Quotes,
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Dying while you are young is a great boon in your old age.

Dying while you are young is a great boon in your old age.

by Sebastian Trabish Found in: Age Quotes,
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It is always in season for old men to learn.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

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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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To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep read more

To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep these in parallel vigor one must exercise, study, and love.

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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.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Age Quotes, Trust Quotes,
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The Hidden Power of the Heart -Sara Paddison.

The Hidden Power of the Heart -Sara Paddison.

by Sara Paddison Found in: Age Quotes,
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None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

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Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

by Charles M. Schultz Found in: Age Quotes,
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