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Letter "O" » old age
«Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light»
«Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards. Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing his appetites to remain, and it brings with it every possible sorrow. Yet men fear death and desire old age.»
«Children are a great comfort in your old age - and they help you reach it faster, too.»
«Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.»
«At times is it seems that I am living my life backward, and that at the approach of old age my real youth will begin. My soul was born covered with wrinkles-wrinkles that my ancestors and parents most assiduously put there and that I had the greatest trouble removing.»
Author: Andre Gide
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Keywords:
ancestors,
approach,
assiduously,
at times,
backward,
covered,
old age,
parents,
removing,
wrinkles,
youth
«Colleges are like old-age homes, except for the fact that more people die in colleges.»
«How young can you die of old age?»
«For the unlearned, old age is winter; for the learned it is the season of the harvest.»
Author: The Talmud
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About:
Age
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Keywords:
harvest,
harvested,
harvesting,
harvests,
old age,
season,
The Harvest,
unlearned,
unlearning,
unlearns,
winter,
wintered,
winters
«'What do you fear my lady?' 'A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond beyond recall or desire.'»
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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Author,
Writer)
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About:
Fantasy
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Keywords:
barred,
barring,
bars,
Behind Bars,
cage in,
gone,
lady,
old age,
recall,
recalling,
recalls,
The Cage,
valor
«Do you know that Old Age may come after you with equal grace, force, fascination?»