Youth longs and manhood strives, but age remembers. . . . By Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Memory, Old age, Youth
I never allow myself to be bored, because boredom is ageing. By Marie Tempest Age, Aging, Boredom, Old age
One of the many pleasures of old age is giving things up. By Malcolm Muggeridge Age, Aging, Old age, Pleasurable, Positive
Our nation’s long neglect of minorities whose skin is dark is perhaps only a little worse than our neglect of another minority whose hair is white. By Lyndon B. Johnson Neglect, Old age, Prejudice, Racism
Years ago, I thought old age would be dreadful, because I should not be able to do things I would want to do. Now I find there is nothing I want to do after all. By Lady Nancy Astor Age, Aging, 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. By Knut Hamsun Age, Aging, Old age
There ain’t nothin’ an ol’ man can do but bring me a message from a young one. By Jackie “Moms” Mabley Age, Aging, Old age
You’re not as young as you used to be / But you’re not as old as you’re going to be / So watch it! By Irish saying Age, Aging, Old age
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. By Henry Ford Age, Aging, Learning, Old age, Young
I adore life but I don’t fear death. I just prefer to die as late as possible. By Georges Simenon Age, Aging, Death, Old age
I’m not interested in age. People who tell their age are silly. You’re as young as you feel. By Elizabeth Arden Age, Aging, Old age, Young, Youth
When we grow old, there can only be one regret—not to have given enough of ourselves. By Eleonora Duse Age, Aging, Old age, Regret
Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. By Edna Ferber Age, Aging, Funny, Old age
If you don’t leam to laugh at trouble, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you grow old. By Edgar Watson Howe Age, Aging, Fun, Laughter, Old age