Like
a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright
the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears
more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less
mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter
as we approach the end.
-- Jean Paul Richter
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"To
be happy in this world, especially when youth
is past, it is necessary to feel oneself not
merely an isolated individual whose day will
soon be over, but part of the stream of life
flowing on from the first germ to the remote
and unknown future."
-- Bertrand
Russell
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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.
-- George Sand (1804 - 1876)
"Old
places and old persons in their turn, when spirit
dwells in them, have an intrinsic vitality of which
youth is incapable, precisely, the balance and wisdom
that come from long perspectives and broad foundations"
-- George Santayana (Spanish born American Philosopher,
Poet and Humanist )
Before
you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should
endeavor to understand him.
-- George Santayana (1863 - 1952)
"Those
who love not their fellow-beings live unfruitful lives,
and prepare for their old age a miserable grave."
-- Percy Bysshe Shelley
With
age come the inner, the higher life. Who would
be forever young, to dwell always in externals?
--
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Senior
Citizens Day - August
21
Intl.
Day of Older Persons
- October 1
