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

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

Stanislaw Lec

youth, gift of nature, age is work of art

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

Emily Dickinson

old age, suddenly, gradually, thought

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

Bill Cosby

everyone, mistake, getting, age

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

Stanislaw Lec

gift of nature, work of art.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Henry David Thoreau

age, old, outlived

You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.

George Burns

getting older, age

Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.

Betty Friedan

aging, new stage of opportunity, age