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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 am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?

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Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long sad years of youth were read more

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long sad years of youth were worth living for the sake of middle age.

by George Eliot Found in: Age Quotes,
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Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Found in: Age Quotes,
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I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

by Lady Astor Found in: Age Quotes,
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Age considers; youth ventures.

Age considers; youth ventures.

by Rabindranath Tagore Found in: Age Quotes,
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If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any golden read more

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any golden ghettos, you will gain a sense of continuity and of the possibility for a full life.

by Margaret Mead Found in: Age Quotes,
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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.

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And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried
in a good old age.

And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried
in a good old age.

by Bible Found in: Age Quotes,
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Just as old age is creeping on space,
And clouds come o'er the sunset of our day,
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Just as old age is creeping on space,
And clouds come o'er the sunset of our day,
They kindly leave us, though not quite alone,
But in good company--the gout or stone.

by George Gordon Noel Byron 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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