#old age

In old age we are like a batch of letters that someone has sent. We are no longer in the past, we have arrived. ↗

— Knut Hamsun

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The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men of early performance it is useless. To others, who are late to develop, it just enables them to finish the job. ↗

— Thomas Hardy

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Old age is fifteen years older than I am. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

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The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

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I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#always #am #i #i am #man

Old age is the verdict of life. ↗

— Amelia Barr

#life #old #old age #verdict

Old age is when the liver spots show through your gloves. ↗

— Phyllis Diller

#gloves #liver #old #old age #show

Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age. ↗

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age. ↗

— Walter Savage Landor

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