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Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
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.
To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from read more
To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.
Age mellows some people; others it makes rotten. -Heard in Arkansas.
Age mellows some people; others it makes rotten. -Heard in Arkansas.
The whole business of marshaling one's energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.
The whole business of marshaling one's energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it
ceased to be with Sarah after read more
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it
ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Age ... is a matter of feeling, not of years.
Age ... is a matter of feeling, not of years.
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.
