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.
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I've got volumes on how not to behave. I've got more information now than a guy should have at my age.
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
Old age needs so little but needs that little so much.
Old age needs so little but needs that little so much.
You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.
You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.
Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.
Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.
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Life begins at 40 -- but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.
You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
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.
The golden age is before us, not behind us.
The golden age is before us, not behind us.
