Famous age quotations

   From forty to fifty a man must move upward, or the natural falling off in the vigor of life will carry him rapidly downward.  Nice Word by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

   It's hard to feel middle-aged, because how can you tell how long you are going to live?  Meaningful Quotation by Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

Inspirational Sayings, Motivational Quotes, Great Words, Witty Proverbs
   In a dream you are never eighty.  Good Quote by Anne Sexton

   The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.  Wise Phrase by Joan Collins

   Grandchildren don't make a man feel old; it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother.  Wise Phrase by G. Norman Collie

   Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.  Famous Saying by Oliver Wendell Holmes

   A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.  Nice Word by Oliver W. Holmes, Sr.

   The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.  Meaningful Quotation by Mark Twain

   Age is a slowing down of everything except fear.  Good Quote by Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

   Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.  Wise Phrase by Maurice Chevalier, New York Times, 9 October 1960

   There is always some specific moment when we realize our youth is gone; but years after, we know it was much later.  Wise Phrase by Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

   Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old.  Famous Saying by Jonathan Swift, Thoughts on Various Subjects, 1711

   Never lose sight of the fact that old age needs so little but needs that little so much.  Nice Word by Margaret Willour

   Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.  Meaningful Quotation by Chili Davis

   Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.  Good Quote by Martin Buxbaum

   Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.  Wise Phrase by Saint Aurelius Augustine

   It well becomes a man who is no longer young to forget that he ever was.  Wise Phrase by Seigneur de Saint-Evremond, 1696

   As we grow older, our capacity for enjoyment shrinks, but not our appetite for it.  Famous Saying by Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

   Middle age is when your classmates are so gray and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you  Nice Word by Bennett Cerf

   Youth disserves; middle age conserves; old age preserves.  Meaningful Quotation by Martin H. Fischer

   The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.  Good Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

   There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age - I missed it coming and going.  Wise Phrase by J.B. Priestly

   There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at that age.  Wise Phrase by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve

   Don't worry about avoiding temptation - as you grow older, it starts avoiding you.  Famous Saying by Author Unknown

   Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier.  Nice Word by Dan Bennett



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