Marvelous Mantras and Clever Quotes

I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was. ~ Toby Keith

So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls; why don't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women? ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe (You GO, Harriet!!)

I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations; and suddenly find - at the age of fifty, say - that a whole new life has opened before you, filled with things you can think about, study, or read about...It is as if a fresh sap of ideas and thoughts was rising in you. ~ Agatha Christie

When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day. ~ Marty Bucella

Middle age is when we can do just as much as ever - but would rather not. ~ Author Unknown

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel. ~ Elizabeth Arden

By the age of fifty you have made yourself what you are, and if it is good, it is better than your youth. ~ Marya Mannes

I'm not 40, I'm eighteen with 22 years experience. ~ Author Unknown

Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy. ~ Author Unknown

Live your life and forget your age. ~ Norman Vincent Peale

Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else. ~ Ogden Nash

How pleasant is the day when we give up striving to be young -- or slender. ~ William James

Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty; they merely move it from their faces into their hearts. ~ Martin Buxbaum

Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. ~ Tom Wilson

Middle age: When you're sitting at home on Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you. ~ Ogden Nash

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? ~ Satchel Paige

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to. ~ Bill Vaughn

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. ~ Kurt Vonnegut

There is still no cure for the common birthday. ~ John Glenn

Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart. ~ Caryn Leschen

I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now. ~ Author Unknown

By the time I have money to burn, my fire will have burnt out. ~ Author Unknown

Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier. ~ Dan Bennett

The key to successful aging is to pay as little attention to it as possible. ~ Judith Regan

It's sad to grow old, but nice to ripen. ~ Brigitte Bardot