Final part of my three-part series of quotes about ageing. I’ve highlighted my favourite ones.
34. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ― Les Brown
35. A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ― Dorothea Kent
36. “Old age is not a disease – it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses. ― Maggie Kuhn
37. “He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.” ― Plato
38. “It’s true about the eyes being the window to the soul. Your face can be etched with worry, and twisted by ageing, but the eyes tell the true story of who you are.” ― Naomie Harris
39. “Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years.” ― Ausonius
40. “Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese.” ― Luis Bunuel
41. “Cherish all your happy moments, they make a fine cushion for old age.” ― Booth Tarkington
42. “I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.” ― Francis Bacon
43. “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.” ― Doris Lessing
44. “The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.” ― Madeleine Engle
45. “That’s another great thing about getting older. Your life is written on your face.” ― Frances McDormand
46. “Ageing is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.” ― David Bowie
47. “Why are people afraid of getting older? You feel wiser. You feel more mature. You feel like you know yourself better. You would trade that for softer skin? Not me!” ― Anna Kournikova
48. “Sometimes people describe my hair as grey, but I prefer the term silver, for I will never grow grey. Grey is a mind-set, a metaphor for growing old, but silver is vibrant and alive, a celebration of life.” ― Marty Norman
49. “Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” ― Samuel Ullman
50. “Growing old is a journey best undertaken with a sense of humour and curiosity.” ― Irma Kurtz
51.”You know people who are already saying “I’m going to be 30, oh what am I going to do? Well use that decade! Use them all!” ― Betty White