“ Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age. Aristotle
“ Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ [O]ver the years I travelled to another universe. However alert we are, however much we think we know what will happen, antiquity remains an unknown, unanticipated galaxy. It is alien, and old people… Donald Hall
“ With regard to things such as independence, mental capabilities, and sexuality, a very old man is nothing but a gigantic infant with white hair and wrinkles. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ With great abilities come great responsibilities; great power comes with great assignments.With great age comes great reasoning; great actions come great experience.With great battles come great victo… Israelmore Ayivor
“ Prayer of an Anonymous Abbess:Lord, thou knowest better than myself that I am growing older and will soon be old. Keep me from becoming too talkative, and especially from the unfortunate habit of thin… Margot Benary-Isbert
“ A beautiful woman should always have at the back of her mind that her ravishing appearance is only an ephemeral quality. When she wakes up in the morning, looks into the mirror, and notices that somet… Michael Bassey Johnson
“ Your youth is certainly finished and old age has definitely arrived if you feel that you are losing enthusiasm, excitement and energy towards your dreams and goals. Amit Kalantri
“ You can not have empty or neutral mind, as long as you work the mind will contain dreams, if you stop working it will contain regrets. Amit Kalantri
“ When we age we shed many skins: ego, arrognace, dominance, self-opionated, unreliable, pessimism, rudeness, selfish, uncaring ... Wow, it's good to be old! Stephen Richards
“ Young people must appreciate the beauty of old age. The old people were once young. Lailah Gifty Akita
“ Some social ills are preserved by the common misbelief that things such as ignorance, greed, and stupidity do not have the stamina required to reach old age. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ I'm past competing in pissing contests. My jet stream is now more of a trickle. The only contest I'd win is the number of trips to the bathroom it takes to purge a 32oz soda. Brian MacLearn
“ Hardest of all, as one becomes older, is to accept that sapient remarks can be drawn from the most unwelcome or seemingly improbable sources, and that the apparently more trustworthy sources can lead… Christopher Hitchens
