Old age comes on suddenly,
Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought. Emily Dickinson
It is sad to grow old
It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen. Brigitte Bardot
You end up as you deserve.
You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned. Judith Viorst
I’m not interested in age.
I’m not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You’re as old as you feel. Henri Frederic Amiel
Old age is like a plane flying through a storm.
Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing you can do. Golda Meir
In youth the days are short and the years are long
In youth the days are short and the years are long. In old age the years are short and day’s long. Pope Paul VI
Age is how we determine
Age is how we determine how valuable you are. Jane Elliot
Middle age is when your age starts
Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle. Bob Hope
To keep the heart unwrinkled
To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age. Amos Bronson Alcott
Old age is an excellent time for outrage
Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week. Louis Kronenberger