Andre Maurois Quotes About Age
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The art of growing old is the art of being regarded by the oncoming generations as a support and not as a stumbling-block...
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[...] marriage is one thing, and love is another...You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques.
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Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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Old age diminishes our strength; it takes away our pleasures one after the other; it withers the soul as well as the body; it renders adventure and friendship difficult; and finally it is shadowed by thoughts of death.
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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.
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Marriage is not something that can be accomplished all at once; it has to be constantly reaccomplished. A couple must never indulge in idle tranquility with the remark: "The game is won; let's relax." The game is never won. The chances of life are such that anything is possible. Remember what the dangers are for both sexes in middle age. A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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An old man, having retired from active life, regains the gaity and irresponsibility of childhood. He is ready to play, he cannot run with his son, but he can totter with his grandson. Our first and last steps have the same rhythm.
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