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Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age
He who has not the spirit of this age, has all the misery of it
At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment
All would live long; but none would be old
When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter
Age bears away with it all things, even the powers of the mind
He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years
Every man over forty is a scoundrel
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