Forty is the old age of youth fifty the youth of old age.

Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

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

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.

Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries.

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

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

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

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.