“No man is ever old enough to know better.” Holbrook Jackson
“Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from your cone.” Jim Fiebig
“We’ve put more effort into helping folks reach old age than into helping them enjoy it.” Frank Howard Clark
“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.” Kurt Vonnegut
“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.” Robert Frost
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Mark Twain
In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.” Beverly Sills
“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.” Henry Ford
“He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it’s bottled.” Gene Fowler
“I don’t feel old. I don’t feel anything till noon. That’s when it’s time for my nap.” Bob Hope
“Middle age is the awkward period when Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature.” Harold Coffin
Question – “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?’ Satchel Paige
My Favorite:
“Old age is no place for sissies.” Bette Davis
Any of the above apply to you?
Which is your favorite?
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July 22, 2009 at 7:55 am
Indian Lake Papa
The ” old age is not for sissies” is very popular. i feel like I am 25 until my body moves.
July 22, 2009 at 10:24 pm
edfromct
I think I am 25 until I look in a mirror.
My body does still move, just not at the same speed as it use to.
July 22, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Debs
LOL…I’m happy to say none…but I know it’s coming. I have always had a deep respect and love for the elderly. They have so much to give and learn from.
I think one of my favorites is from Ralph Waldo Emerson…
“The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.”
True nuff! Thank you for this Ed, you make me smile!
July 22, 2009 at 10:30 pm
edfromct
I guess the important thing is to keeping playing that fiddle so it stays in tune.
July 23, 2009 at 11:19 am
Debs
Ed,
you make me blush, so I’ll just agree……and walk away…..
July 23, 2009 at 3:11 am
lovewillbringustogether
Most apply – but not the one of Gene Fowler and his respect for bottled ‘vintage’ – i prefer my beverages freshly made if possible. Not one for 15 year olds – or anything made before 1900 for that matter
( to drink that is!)
i thought the rest were great
Harold Coffin and Holbrook Jackson’s were my fave’s though.
As for the Ralph Waldo and the ‘old fiddle’, he missed a few very vital points – - very few of them ever put on weight while many of them simply crack up and collapse The quality of a fiddle is in direct inverse proportion to it’s rarity. One in a million are worth more than a million ($).
i think i’m about a day older than yesterday and a day younger than i hope to be tomorrow. (most days – sometimes i regress!)
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