The age of maturity is that age at which one is still young but is much more resourceful
To get old is to go from passion to compassion
Many people never reach 80 because they waste time trying to stay at 40 forever
At 20, desire rules
At 30, reason rules and
At 40, it's time for good sense and judgement
Whoever is not beautiful at 20, strong at 30, rich at 40, and wise at 50, will never be beautiful, or stronger, or rich or wise
When we pass 60, there are fewer things that we think are absurd
Young people think the old are ridiculous
The old know that the young are ridiculous
A mature person goes back to find the serenity once enjoyed as a child
Nothing passes by as quickly as the years
When I was young I was told "You'll see when you're fifty", I've passed fifty but I don't see anything
In the eyes of youth there burns a flame
In the eyes of the old there shines no light
The initiative of youth and the experience of the older each have equal value
There is a small child inside each one of us
Each age calls for its own appropriate behaviour
Each age calls for its own appropriate behaviour
Young people travel in groups
Adults travel in pairs
And old people walk alone
Happy the one who was young as a youth, or happy the one who is wise in old age
We all want to grow old, and we all want to deny we have arrived there
We need to understand about the passing years - How to live them, and not just accumulate them
Roger Williams "Till"
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