Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

Everyone looks so much better when they smile.

Everyone looks so much better when they smile.

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.

You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

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.

The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough, just gay and interested and read more

The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough, just gay and interested and starkly honest enough to remain a sentient human being.

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?

A sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected, and smile through read more

A sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected, and smile through the unbearable.