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

Hosea Ballou

forty is old age, fifty is youth of old age

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

Bill Cosby

everyone, mistake, getting, age

Old minds are like old horses you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

John Adams

old minds, exercise, working order, age

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Tom Stoppard

A man growing old becomes a child again.

Sophocles

man, growing, child, age

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Henry David Thoreau

age, old, outlived

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

Victor Hugo

old age of youth fifty the youth

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

Stanislaw Lec

gift of nature, work of art.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

George Bernard Shaw

over forty is a scoundrel.