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When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.
But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
?UnattributedOften credited to Mark Twain
- Family
- Youth
And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
?UnattributedOften credited to Abraham Lincoln
- Life & Death
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.
Jack Benny1894–1974Often credited to Mark Twain
George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie.
Mark Twain1835–1910“Brief Biographical Sketch of George Washington”, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches (1867), ed. John Paul
- Youth
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art.
Eleanor Roosevelt1884–1962
- Beauty
When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.
Mark Twain1835–1910Autobiography of Mark Twain, Mark Twain Project edition, Volume 1 (2010), p. 210
- Youth
The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
- Youth
Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long sad years of youth were worth living for the sake of middle age.
Dwight D. Eisenhower1890–1969
- Women
Thirty was so strange for me. I’ve really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult.
C. S. Lewis1898–1963
Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries.
Bill Cosbyborn 1937
I am not young enough to know everything.
J. M. Barrie1860–1937Often credited to Oscar Wilde
- Youth
Life should begin with age and its privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and its capacity to splendidly enjoy such advantages.
Mark Twain1835–1910
My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.
Henny Youngman1906–1998
- Comedy
Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.
Theodore Roosevelt1858–1919
Age does not always bring wisdom. Sometimes age comes alone.
Garrison Keillorborn 1942A Prairie Home Companion
- Wisdom