~ Age merely shows what children we remain. ~
~ The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. ~
~ People like you and I, though mortal of course like everyone else, do not grow old no matter how long we live...
[We] never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born. letter to Otto Juliusburger
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~ There are compensations for growing older. One is the realization that to be sporting isn't at all necessary. It is a great relief to
reach this stage of wisdom. ~
~ No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. ~
~ The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. ~
~ Live your life and forget your age.
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~ A woman has the age she deserves. ~
~ The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. ~
~ In youth the days are short and the years are long; in old age the years are short and the days long. ~
~ Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone. ~
~ Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. ~