#old age

Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man. ↗

— James Thurber

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Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul. ↗

— Andre Maurois

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Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do. ↗

— Golda Meir

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Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him. ↗

— Michelangelo

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I think my fans will follow me into our combined old age. Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time. ↗

— Bonnie Raitt

#combined #fans #follow #i #i think

Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim of modern industrial societies to reduce this period to a minimum. ↗

— Thomas Szasz

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Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age. ↗

— Anna Held

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Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing his appetites to remain, and it brings with it every possible sorrow. Yet men fear death and desire old age. ↗

— Giacomo Leopardi

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There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age. ↗

— Bill Bryson

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