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Michelangelo Sculptor, Painter, Architect, Poet
Birthday

"Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him."

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Confucius Philosopher
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"At fifteen, my mind was bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was receptive to truth. At seventy, I could follow my heart's desires without sin."

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Mark Twain Writer, Humorist
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"Life should begin with age and its privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and its capacity to splendidly enjoy such advantages."

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Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher, Writer
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"Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a nation, a race, a class to take up the torch by creating situations that can be expressed or transcended only through poetry."

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Dorothy Thompson Journalist, Author
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"Age is not measured by years. Nature does not equally distribute energy. Some people are born old and tired while others are going strong at seventy."

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Ronald Reagan Politician, Actor
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"Middle age is when you're faced with two temptations and you choose the one that will get you home by nine o'clock."

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Thomas Carlyle Essayist, Historian, Novelist
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"It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age of nineteen be covered under barrels, or rendered otherwise invisible; and there left to follow their lawful studies and callings, till they emerged, sadder and wiser, at the age of twenty-five."

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