"The best mirror is an old friend."
"He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise."
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Source: George Herbert, Ann Pasternak Slater (1995). “The complete English works”
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