quotations about old age
It is all that the young can do for the old, to shock them and keep them up to date.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
attributed, The Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations
The fear of old age disturbs us, yet we are not certain of becoming old.
JEAN DE LA BRUYÈRE
"Of Mankind", Les Caractères
Most fatal diseases had their own specific odor, but ... none was as specific as old age.
GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ
Love in the Time of Cholera
The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.
LOGAN P. SMITH
attributed, The Ultimate Book of Quotations
The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude.
GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ
One Hundred Years of Solitude
We need to get away from thinking that old age is about declining health and sickness and focus on well-being and technological solutions.
ANDREW SIXSMITH
"SFU creates institute for tech research on healthy aging", SFU News, January 30, 2017
One day you wake up and you're old as s**t.
CHUCK BARRIS
Esquire, January 2003