“Life begins at eighty.” -Author Unknown
How to Grow Old
If you want to be an old man long before your time,
Never fool with poetry, never make a rhyme.
Never play with children, never skip the rope,
Never have a good time blowing bubble soap.
Never go a-fishing, never pass the ball,
Never ramble in the woods in Summer or in Fall.
Never lift your eyes to God, keep ‘em looking down,
Never wear a pleasant smile, always wear a frown.
Never take your time to eat, always overstuff,
Never have the sense to know when you’ve had enough.
by Alex Rennie
“Once you reach 80, everyone wants to carry your baggage and help you up the steps. If you forget your name or anybody else’s name, or an appointment, or your own telephone number, or promise to be three places at the same time, or can’t remember how many grandchildren you have, you need only explain that you are 80.” -Frank Laubach: as quoted in Ann Landers: “Wake Up and Smell the Coffee! Advice, Wisdom, and Uncommon Good Sense” (1996)
“At age 7, Mozart wrote his first symphony. At 12, Shane Gould won an Olympic medal. At 14, Leann Rimes topped the Country Music charts. At 17, Joan of Arc led an army in defense of Europe. At 57, Ray Kroc founded the McDonald’s Restaurant chain. At 71, Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel. At 80, George Burns won his first Oscar. At 104, Cal Evans wrote his first book on the American West.” -Gil Atkinson: as quoted in Dan Zadra: “I Believe in You: To Your Heart, Your Dream, and the Difference You Make” (August 1999)
“When you are dissatisfied with the present and would like to go back to your youth, just think of Algebra and Geometry.” -Author Unknown
“Wrinkles mean you laughed, gray hair means you cared, and scars mean you lived!” -Author Unknown
“Ah, being young is beautiful . . . but being old is comfortable.” -Author Unknown
At a nursing home in Florida, some senior citizens were sitting around talking about their aches and pains. “My arms are so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee,” said one. “I know what you mean. My cataracts are so bad I can’t even see my coffee,” replied another. “I can’t turn my head because of the arthritis in my neck,” said a third. “My blood pressure pills make me dizzy,” another contributed. “I guess that’s the price we pay for getting old,” winced an old man. Then there was a short moment of silence followed by, “Thankfully, we can all still drive!” chimed in one cheerful woman.
On Growing Up
My grandmother is coming tomorrow
And then I’m going to be four;
I’m getting so big that already,
I can open the kitchen door;
I’m very much taller than Baby,
Though today I am still only three,
And I’m bigger than bob-tail the puppy,
Who used to be bigger than me.
by Author Unknown
“It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart.” -Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873)
Three sisters, who were 92, 94, and 96 years of age, lived in a house together. One night the 96 year old drew a bath. She put her foot in and paused. She yelled to the other sisters, “Was I getting in or out of the bath?” The 94-year-old yelled back, “I don’t know. I’ll come up and see.” She started up the stairs and paused. “Was I going up the stairs or down?” The 92 year old was sitting at the kitchen table having tea and listening to her sisters. She shook her head and said, “I sure hope I never get that forgetful, knock on wood.” She then yelled, “I’ll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who’s at the door.”
“We turn not older with years, but newer every day.” -Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Age
Mary’s five and Bea is three,
Bob is nine, that’s three times Bea.
In four more years I’ll be eleven,
That’s much better than being seven.
Granddad’s sixty I am told,
How many years till I’m that old?
Funny how mum’s age never changes,
She’s been twenty-one for ages!
by Author Unknown
“As I get older, I just prefer to knit.” -Tracey Ullman
“Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910)): “Following the Equator” (1897), chapter 52
Advantages of Growing Old
- You can eat supper at 4:00 p.m.
- People call at 8:00 p.m. and ask, ‘Did I wake you?’
- There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
- Things you buy now won’t wear out.
- You enjoy hearing about other people’s problems.
- Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable size.
- You realize how wise you are to have bought long-term care insurance.
- You have a party and the neighbors don’t even realize it.
- Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them either.
- You can’t remember where you found this list.
“The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.” -Madeleine L’Engle (Madeleine L’Engle Camp (1918 - 2007))
“As you get older three things happen. The first is, your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two . . .” -Norman Wisdom
A little silver-haired lady called her neighbor and said, “Please come over here and help me. I have a new jigsaw puzzle, and I can’t figure out how to get started.” Her neighbor asked, “What is it supposed to be when it’s finished?” The little silver-haired lady said, “According to the picture on the box, it’s a rooster.” Her neighbor decided to go over and help with the puzzle. She let him in and showed him where she had the puzzle spread all over her table. He studied the pieces for a moment, looked at the box, and then turned to her and said, “First of all, no matter what we do, we’re not going to be able to assemble the pieces into anything resembling a rooster.” He gently put his hand on her shoulder and said, “Secondly, I want you to relax. Let’s have a nice cup of tea, and well . . .” he said with a deep sigh, “. . . let’s put all the corn flakes back in the box.”
“Age is nothing at all . . . unless you are a cheese.” -Billie Burke (Mary William Appleton ‘Billie’ Burke (1886 - 1970))
“When I was little, I thought being an adult meant not having a bedtime, but I’ve come to realize that it just means being in charge of my own bedtime and it turns out that I am not equipped to handle that responsibility.” -Author Unknown
Games for When We Are Older
1. Sag, You’re It!
2. Pin the Toupee on the Bald Person
3. Twenty Questions Shouted Into Your One Good Ear
4. Musical Recliners
5. Doc, Doc - Nurse!
6. Simon Says Something Incoherent
7. Spin the Medication Bottle
8. Has Anyone Seen Where I Mislaid My Teeth?
9. Cane Dueling
10. Who Am I and How Did I Get Here?
Overheard: I just turned 92, and I have finally figured out what I want to do with my life.
Be wise with speed;
A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
-Edward Young (1683 - 1765)
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?” - Satchel Paige (Leroy Robert ‘Satchel’ Paige (1906 - 1982)): as quoted in the “New York Times” (8 June 1984)
“I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now.” -Author Unknown
“I have often noticed that a kindly, placid, good humor is the companion of longevity, and I suspect, frequently the leading cause of it.” -Walter Scott (1771 - 1832): “Sir Walter Scott’s Journal 1825 - 1832” (1890), ‘20 September 1826’
“Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” -Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
Old Age
I like my new bifocals,
My dentures fit just fine,
My hearing aid is perfect,
But, Lord, I miss my mind!
by Author Unknown
“I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am.” -Bernard M. Baruch (Bernard Mannes Baruch (1870 - 1965)): as quoted in “Newsweek” (29 August 1955) (similar quotation attributed to René Descartes)
“The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.” -H. L. Mencken (Henry Louis Mencken (1880 - 1956)): “Prejudices: Third Series” (1922), chapter 3
“As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it!” -Margaret Deland (1857 - 1945)
How Old Is Old?
An elephant outlives a monkey,
A turtle, longer than man,
A housefly will last but a summer,
A tree has a long life span.
A camel has humps when a baby,
A deer slows down when fifteen,
Eight years is life’s span for a squirrel,
One older is seldom seen.
You are young, my friend, not old but young
If you find deep in your heart
Beautiful thoughts of deeds to be done
Or some kind words to impart.
by Author Unknown
“It’s not the age of a person, but the attitude that matters.” -Author Unknown
“The older one gets, the more one comes to resemble oneself.” -Maurice Chevalier (Maurice Auguste Chevalier (1888 - 1972))
“You’ve heard of the three stages of man - youth, age, and ‘you’re looking wonderful’.” -Francis Cardinal Spellman
It’s happening so fast . . . all those Rock ‘n’ Rollers are now in rocking chairs! Some of the artists from the 1960’s and 1970’s are re-releasing their hits with new lyrics to accommodate us in our golden years. This is good news for those of us who are missing all of those great old tunes.
- Herman’s Hermits: “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Walker”
- The Bee Gees: “How Can You Mend a Broken Hip”
- The Temptations: “Papa’s got a Kidney Stone”
- Marvin Gaye: “I Heard It through the Grape Nuts”
- Johnny Nash: “I Can’t See Clearly Now”
- ABBA: “Denture Queen”
“Age doesn’t always make you as forgetful as you may have been led to believe. It’s really having far too many worthless facts to remember that makes you forgetful.” -Author Unknown
“If you don’t learn to laugh at trouble, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you are old.” -Author Unknown
“He was of that awkward age, being too old for military service and too young for retirement.” -Author Unknown
“The key to successful aging is to pay as little attention to it as possible.” -Judith Regan
Randy: What goes up, but never comes down?
Sandy: Your age.
Grandpa was celebrating his 100th birthday and everybody complimented him on how athletic and well preserved he appeared. “I will tell you the secret of my success,” he cackled. “My wife and I were married 75 years ago. On our wedding night, we made a solemn pledge that whenever we had a fight, the one who was proved wrong would go out and take a walk. Gentlemen, I have been in the open air practically continuously for 75 years.”
“Age is just a number - you are as young or as old as you feel.” -Author Unknown
“A man is getting old when he walks around a puddle instead of through it.” -R. C. Ferguson
Sandra: How can a woman be 94 on her last birthday and 96 on her next birthday?
Cassandra: Today is her 95th birthday!
“Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.” -Anaïs Nin (1903 - 1977)
“When one has reached 81 . . . one likes to sit back and let the world turn by itself without trying to push it.” -Sean O’Casey (1880 - 1964): as quoted in “The New York Times” (25 September 1960)
“It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.” -George Sand (pseudonym of Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin (1804 - 1876))
“We are always the same age inside.” -Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946)
Stan: How can you tell that you are getting old?
Dan: You go to an antiques auction and three people bid on you.
“A man over ninety is a great comfort to all his elderly neighbors: he is a picket-guard at the extreme outpost; and the young folks of sixty and seventy feel that the enemy must get by him before he can come near their camp.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior (1809 - 1894): “The Guardian Angel” (1867)
“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” -Satchel Paige (Leroy Robert ‘Satchel’ Paige (1906 - 1982))
“Do not regret growing old . . . it is a privilege denied to many.” -Author Unknown
“Seasoned citizen - seasonings may include salt and pepper.” -Author Unknown
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will have truly defeated age.” -Sophia Loren (pseudonym of Sophia Sciccoloni (born 1934))
“As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.” -François de La Rochefoucauld (also known as François Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680))
“I am still learning.” -Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, also known as Buonarroti Michelangelo (1475 - 1564)), at 80 years of age
“I’m not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You’re as old as you feel.” -Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821 - 1881)
For age is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress,
And as the evening twilight fades away,
The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882): “Morituri Salutamus” (1875)
“You can tell you are getting old when you sit down in a rocking chair and cannot get it started.” -Author Unknown
“For years I wanted to be older, and now I am.” -Margaret Atwood (born 1939)
“One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it’s such a nice change from being young.” -Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879 - 1958)
“The older the fiddle, the sweeter the sound.” -Author Unknown
“I think all this talk about age is foolish. Every time I’m one year older, everyone else is too.” -Gloria Swanson (1897 - 1983): “Swanson on Swanson” (1981)
“The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts and we grow happier as we grow older.” -William Lyon Phelps (1865 - 1943)
“I am getting to an age when I can only enjoy the last sport left. It is called hunting for your spectacles.” -Edward Grey
“The older you get, the faster time passes in your mind, so use your time according to what is most important.” -A. J. Darkholme: “Rise of the Morningstar” (????)
Well, hello there! Did you know that right now you are the oldest you have ever been before and the youngest you will ever be again? We would like to encourage you to enjoy every moment you have. Now go out there and Make Fun Of Life!
How to Grow Old
If you want to be an old man long before your time,
Never fool with poetry, never make a rhyme.
Never play with children, never skip the rope,
Never have a good time blowing bubble soap.
Never go a-fishing, never pass the ball,
Never ramble in the woods in Summer or in Fall.
Never lift your eyes to God, keep ‘em looking down,
Never wear a pleasant smile, always wear a frown.
Never take your time to eat, always overstuff,
Never have the sense to know when you’ve had enough.
by Alex Rennie
“Once you reach 80, everyone wants to carry your baggage and help you up the steps. If you forget your name or anybody else’s name, or an appointment, or your own telephone number, or promise to be three places at the same time, or can’t remember how many grandchildren you have, you need only explain that you are 80.” -Frank Laubach: as quoted in Ann Landers: “Wake Up and Smell the Coffee! Advice, Wisdom, and Uncommon Good Sense” (1996)
“At age 7, Mozart wrote his first symphony. At 12, Shane Gould won an Olympic medal. At 14, Leann Rimes topped the Country Music charts. At 17, Joan of Arc led an army in defense of Europe. At 57, Ray Kroc founded the McDonald’s Restaurant chain. At 71, Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel. At 80, George Burns won his first Oscar. At 104, Cal Evans wrote his first book on the American West.” -Gil Atkinson: as quoted in Dan Zadra: “I Believe in You: To Your Heart, Your Dream, and the Difference You Make” (August 1999)
“When you are dissatisfied with the present and would like to go back to your youth, just think of Algebra and Geometry.” -Author Unknown
“Wrinkles mean you laughed, gray hair means you cared, and scars mean you lived!” -Author Unknown
“Ah, being young is beautiful . . . but being old is comfortable.” -Author Unknown
At a nursing home in Florida, some senior citizens were sitting around talking about their aches and pains. “My arms are so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee,” said one. “I know what you mean. My cataracts are so bad I can’t even see my coffee,” replied another. “I can’t turn my head because of the arthritis in my neck,” said a third. “My blood pressure pills make me dizzy,” another contributed. “I guess that’s the price we pay for getting old,” winced an old man. Then there was a short moment of silence followed by, “Thankfully, we can all still drive!” chimed in one cheerful woman.
On Growing Up
My grandmother is coming tomorrow
And then I’m going to be four;
I’m getting so big that already,
I can open the kitchen door;
I’m very much taller than Baby,
Though today I am still only three,
And I’m bigger than bob-tail the puppy,
Who used to be bigger than me.
by Author Unknown
“It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart.” -Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873)
Three sisters, who were 92, 94, and 96 years of age, lived in a house together. One night the 96 year old drew a bath. She put her foot in and paused. She yelled to the other sisters, “Was I getting in or out of the bath?” The 94-year-old yelled back, “I don’t know. I’ll come up and see.” She started up the stairs and paused. “Was I going up the stairs or down?” The 92 year old was sitting at the kitchen table having tea and listening to her sisters. She shook her head and said, “I sure hope I never get that forgetful, knock on wood.” She then yelled, “I’ll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who’s at the door.”
“We turn not older with years, but newer every day.” -Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Age
Mary’s five and Bea is three,
Bob is nine, that’s three times Bea.
In four more years I’ll be eleven,
That’s much better than being seven.
Granddad’s sixty I am told,
How many years till I’m that old?
Funny how mum’s age never changes,
She’s been twenty-one for ages!
by Author Unknown
“As I get older, I just prefer to knit.” -Tracey Ullman
“Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910)): “Following the Equator” (1897), chapter 52
Advantages of Growing Old
- You can eat supper at 4:00 p.m.
- People call at 8:00 p.m. and ask, ‘Did I wake you?’
- There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
- Things you buy now won’t wear out.
- You enjoy hearing about other people’s problems.
- Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable size.
- You realize how wise you are to have bought long-term care insurance.
- You have a party and the neighbors don’t even realize it.
- Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them either.
- You can’t remember where you found this list.
“The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.” -Madeleine L’Engle (Madeleine L’Engle Camp (1918 - 2007))
“As you get older three things happen. The first is, your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two . . .” -Norman Wisdom
A little silver-haired lady called her neighbor and said, “Please come over here and help me. I have a new jigsaw puzzle, and I can’t figure out how to get started.” Her neighbor asked, “What is it supposed to be when it’s finished?” The little silver-haired lady said, “According to the picture on the box, it’s a rooster.” Her neighbor decided to go over and help with the puzzle. She let him in and showed him where she had the puzzle spread all over her table. He studied the pieces for a moment, looked at the box, and then turned to her and said, “First of all, no matter what we do, we’re not going to be able to assemble the pieces into anything resembling a rooster.” He gently put his hand on her shoulder and said, “Secondly, I want you to relax. Let’s have a nice cup of tea, and well . . .” he said with a deep sigh, “. . . let’s put all the corn flakes back in the box.”
“Age is nothing at all . . . unless you are a cheese.” -Billie Burke (Mary William Appleton ‘Billie’ Burke (1886 - 1970))
“When I was little, I thought being an adult meant not having a bedtime, but I’ve come to realize that it just means being in charge of my own bedtime and it turns out that I am not equipped to handle that responsibility.” -Author Unknown
Games for When We Are Older
1. Sag, You’re It!
2. Pin the Toupee on the Bald Person
3. Twenty Questions Shouted Into Your One Good Ear
4. Musical Recliners
5. Doc, Doc - Nurse!
6. Simon Says Something Incoherent
7. Spin the Medication Bottle
8. Has Anyone Seen Where I Mislaid My Teeth?
9. Cane Dueling
10. Who Am I and How Did I Get Here?
Overheard: I just turned 92, and I have finally figured out what I want to do with my life.
Be wise with speed;
A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
-Edward Young (1683 - 1765)
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?” - Satchel Paige (Leroy Robert ‘Satchel’ Paige (1906 - 1982)): as quoted in the “New York Times” (8 June 1984)
“I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now.” -Author Unknown
“I have often noticed that a kindly, placid, good humor is the companion of longevity, and I suspect, frequently the leading cause of it.” -Walter Scott (1771 - 1832): “Sir Walter Scott’s Journal 1825 - 1832” (1890), ‘20 September 1826’
“Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” -Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
Old Age
I like my new bifocals,
My dentures fit just fine,
My hearing aid is perfect,
But, Lord, I miss my mind!
by Author Unknown
“I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am.” -Bernard M. Baruch (Bernard Mannes Baruch (1870 - 1965)): as quoted in “Newsweek” (29 August 1955) (similar quotation attributed to René Descartes)
“The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.” -H. L. Mencken (Henry Louis Mencken (1880 - 1956)): “Prejudices: Third Series” (1922), chapter 3
“As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it!” -Margaret Deland (1857 - 1945)
How Old Is Old?
An elephant outlives a monkey,
A turtle, longer than man,
A housefly will last but a summer,
A tree has a long life span.
A camel has humps when a baby,
A deer slows down when fifteen,
Eight years is life’s span for a squirrel,
One older is seldom seen.
You are young, my friend, not old but young
If you find deep in your heart
Beautiful thoughts of deeds to be done
Or some kind words to impart.
by Author Unknown
“It’s not the age of a person, but the attitude that matters.” -Author Unknown
“The older one gets, the more one comes to resemble oneself.” -Maurice Chevalier (Maurice Auguste Chevalier (1888 - 1972))
“You’ve heard of the three stages of man - youth, age, and ‘you’re looking wonderful’.” -Francis Cardinal Spellman
It’s happening so fast . . . all those Rock ‘n’ Rollers are now in rocking chairs! Some of the artists from the 1960’s and 1970’s are re-releasing their hits with new lyrics to accommodate us in our golden years. This is good news for those of us who are missing all of those great old tunes.
- Herman’s Hermits: “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Walker”
- The Bee Gees: “How Can You Mend a Broken Hip”
- The Temptations: “Papa’s got a Kidney Stone”
- Marvin Gaye: “I Heard It through the Grape Nuts”
- Johnny Nash: “I Can’t See Clearly Now”
- ABBA: “Denture Queen”
“Age doesn’t always make you as forgetful as you may have been led to believe. It’s really having far too many worthless facts to remember that makes you forgetful.” -Author Unknown
“If you don’t learn to laugh at trouble, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you are old.” -Author Unknown
“He was of that awkward age, being too old for military service and too young for retirement.” -Author Unknown
“The key to successful aging is to pay as little attention to it as possible.” -Judith Regan
Randy: What goes up, but never comes down?
Sandy: Your age.
Grandpa was celebrating his 100th birthday and everybody complimented him on how athletic and well preserved he appeared. “I will tell you the secret of my success,” he cackled. “My wife and I were married 75 years ago. On our wedding night, we made a solemn pledge that whenever we had a fight, the one who was proved wrong would go out and take a walk. Gentlemen, I have been in the open air practically continuously for 75 years.”
“Age is just a number - you are as young or as old as you feel.” -Author Unknown
“A man is getting old when he walks around a puddle instead of through it.” -R. C. Ferguson
Sandra: How can a woman be 94 on her last birthday and 96 on her next birthday?
Cassandra: Today is her 95th birthday!
“Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.” -Anaïs Nin (1903 - 1977)
“When one has reached 81 . . . one likes to sit back and let the world turn by itself without trying to push it.” -Sean O’Casey (1880 - 1964): as quoted in “The New York Times” (25 September 1960)
“It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.” -George Sand (pseudonym of Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin (1804 - 1876))
“We are always the same age inside.” -Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946)
Stan: How can you tell that you are getting old?
Dan: You go to an antiques auction and three people bid on you.
“A man over ninety is a great comfort to all his elderly neighbors: he is a picket-guard at the extreme outpost; and the young folks of sixty and seventy feel that the enemy must get by him before he can come near their camp.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior (1809 - 1894): “The Guardian Angel” (1867)
“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” -Satchel Paige (Leroy Robert ‘Satchel’ Paige (1906 - 1982))
“Do not regret growing old . . . it is a privilege denied to many.” -Author Unknown
“Seasoned citizen - seasonings may include salt and pepper.” -Author Unknown
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will have truly defeated age.” -Sophia Loren (pseudonym of Sophia Sciccoloni (born 1934))
“As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.” -François de La Rochefoucauld (also known as François Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680))
“I am still learning.” -Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, also known as Buonarroti Michelangelo (1475 - 1564)), at 80 years of age
“I’m not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You’re as old as you feel.” -Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821 - 1881)
For age is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress,
And as the evening twilight fades away,
The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882): “Morituri Salutamus” (1875)
“You can tell you are getting old when you sit down in a rocking chair and cannot get it started.” -Author Unknown
“For years I wanted to be older, and now I am.” -Margaret Atwood (born 1939)
“One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it’s such a nice change from being young.” -Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879 - 1958)
“The older the fiddle, the sweeter the sound.” -Author Unknown
“I think all this talk about age is foolish. Every time I’m one year older, everyone else is too.” -Gloria Swanson (1897 - 1983): “Swanson on Swanson” (1981)
“The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts and we grow happier as we grow older.” -William Lyon Phelps (1865 - 1943)
“I am getting to an age when I can only enjoy the last sport left. It is called hunting for your spectacles.” -Edward Grey
“The older you get, the faster time passes in your mind, so use your time according to what is most important.” -A. J. Darkholme: “Rise of the Morningstar” (????)
Well, hello there! Did you know that right now you are the oldest you have ever been before and the youngest you will ever be again? We would like to encourage you to enjoy every moment you have. Now go out there and Make Fun Of Life!