Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.