He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.

Plato (427 BC - 347 BC), The Republic

An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave.

Plutarch (46 AD - 120 AD), Morals

As we grow old…the beauty steals inward.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)

People age even when you're not looking.

Randy K. Milholland, Something Postive, 07-30-08

As for me, except for an occasional heart attack, I feel as young as I ever did.

Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945)

The heads of strong old age are beautiful beyond all grace of youth.

Robinson Jeffers, O Magazine, October 2003

In case you're worried about what's going to become of the younger generation, it's going to grow up and start worrying about the younger generation.

Roger Allen

People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately.

Russell Baker (1925 - )

The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.

Saki (1870 - 1916)

The best part about being my age is in knowing how my life worked out. Sure, there's a lot more living to go, but there isn't much doubt that I'll always be the 'Dilbert guy.' Unless I go on a crime spree, in which case I'll be 'that stabbin' Dilbert guy.'

Scott Adams (1957 - ), The Benefits of Getting Old, Dilbert Blog, 08-22-06

The older I get, the more I feel
almost beautiful...

Sharon Olds, Oprah Magazine, May 2004

There is nothing better than birthday cake. It's like a slice of concentrated love with buttercream frosting.

Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent - that is to triumph over old age.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich, O Magazine, October 2003

Where is the path to Grown-Up Land? How do I get there? Or will I just get old, not understanding that I'm no longer young?

Tish Grier, love and hope and sex and dreams, 05-01-07

I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Tom Stoppard (1937 - )

When you have loved as she has loved, you grow old beautifully.

W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)