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

Mark Twain

issue of mind over matter

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

Bill Vaughan

youth, allowed, late, age

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Henry David Thoreau

age, old, outlived

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

Robert Frost

diplomat, remember

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

Mark Twain

wrinkles, merely, 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.

Francis Bacon

appears, things, best, age

A man growing old becomes a child again.

Sophocles

man, growing, child, age

When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age.

Victor Hugo

grace, wrinkles, adorable, age

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Tom Stoppard