Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. Stanislaw Lec on age
Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement. Dwight L. Moody on age
There is always some specific moment when we become aware that our youth is gone but, years after, we know it was much later. Mignon McLaughlin on age
Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form. Andre Maurois on age
As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old, can become introspective, invoking his own youth to understand the youth before him, he is lost. Margaret Mead on age
Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. Betty Friedan on age
The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion. Doris Lessing on age
The trick is growing up without growing old. Casey Stengel on age
Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought. Emily Dickinson on age
I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. Lauren Bacall on age
I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless. James Broughton on age
Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor. Euripides on age
It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen. Brigitte Bardot on age
One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it's such a nice change from being young. William Feather on age
After you're older, two things are possibly more important than any others: health and money. Helen Gurley Brown on age
You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned. Judith Viorst on age
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel. Henri Frederic Amiel on age
Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair. Sam Ewing on age
My notion of a wife at 40 is that a man should be able to change her, like a bank note, for two 20s. Warren Beatty on age