To flatter a young man, tell him that you thought that he was older than he is. To flatter an old woman, tell her that you thought that she was younger than she is.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Stichwörter: old-age aging flattery compliment self-consciousness wrinkles



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Time is a double-edged sword: while it might heal all wounds; it also kills all the healed.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Stichwörter: wounds time death old-age healing double-edged-sword



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Getting older comes with abilities. Being old comes with disabilities.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Stichwörter: old-age aging disability



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The only things that old age comes standard with: grey hair and wrinkles. Wisdom and intellect are earned.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Stichwörter: wisdom old-age intellect aging wrinkles



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The older you get, the easier it is for you to distinguish between your friends and people you are not seeing for the first time.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Stichwörter: friendship friends old-age strangers



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If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.

Mae West

Stichwörter: old-age



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He could hear his knees crack, and it made him feel old. You had to live so terribly long to actually be old, but Sebastien was starting to wonder if people began to feel that way quite a bit earlier, and spent their lives waiting for their bodies to match their souls.

Jennifer duBois

Stichwörter: life old-age



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Even when you don't see old age coming, you can wave it goodbye

Benny Bellamacina

Stichwörter: wisdom life optimism philosophy old-age ageing positive-thinking



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Elizabeth's doze had deepened into real sleep. Once she might have been young and beautiful. Once she might have been some young man's dream baby. Now she was snoring with her mostly toothless mouth pointed at the ceiling. If there's a God, I think He needs to try a little harder.

Stephen King

Stichwörter: old-age



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