"The older we grow, the greater become the ordeals."
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"Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard."
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"A grandma is old on the outside and young on the inside."
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"Did you just call me old? I really prefer the word 'experienced'."
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"There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow."
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"An ancient Vedic aphorism says, "Infinite flexibility is the secret to immortality." When we cultivate flexibility in or consciousness, we renew ourselves in every moment and reverse the aging process."
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"When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see."
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"How do I confront aging? With a wonder and a terror. Yeah, I'll say that. Wonder and terror."
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"To those who have given up on love: I say, "Trust life a little bit."
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"The trick is to age honestly and gracefully and make it look great, so that everyone looks forward to it."
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"Fear not death; for the sooner we die, the longer shall we be immortal."
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"Losing friends and spouses is an inevitable part of aging, and many people have a tendency to go quietly into semi-isolation. Instead, set your intention on expanding and deepening the love in your life."
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"Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator."
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"Age isn't how old you are but how old you feel."
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"I don't worry about a number. I'm fine with aging."
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"One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave."
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"The old woman I shall become will be quite different from the woman I am now. Another I is beginning."
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"Age acquires no value save through thought and discipline"
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"Time which diminishes all things increases understanding for the aging."
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"Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the revelation of our age should come to us from outside --from others. We do not accept it willingly."
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