"It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides."

"Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength."

"Age isa€|wisdom, if one has lived one's life properly."

"An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave."

"In case you're worried about what's going to become of the younger generation, it's going to grow up and start worrying about the younger generation."

"The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists in the circulation of their blood."

"About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age."

"To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent - that is to triumph over old age."

"People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately."

"You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing."