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    When a man of forty falls in love with a girl of twenty, it isn't her youth he is seeking but his own.

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You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind.

You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind.

by Timothy Leary Found in: Age Quotes,
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Not till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never read more

Not till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never comes when it is gold, And the great price we paid for it full worth: We have it only when we are half earth. Little avails that coinage to the old!

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Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle read more

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

by Samuel Ullman Found in: Age Quotes,
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Old age comes at a bad time. -San Banducci.

Old age comes at a bad time. -San Banducci.

by San Banducci Found in: Age Quotes,
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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 read more

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.

by Lillian Smith Found in: Age Quotes,
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Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.

Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.

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

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

by Maurice Chevalier Found in: Age Quotes,
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Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.

by Groucho Marx Found in: Age Quotes,
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