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There's no pleasure on earth that's worth sacrificing for the sake of an extra five years in the geriatric ward of the Sunset Old People's Home, Weston-Super-Mare.
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How a minority,
Reaching majority,
Seizing authority,
Hates a minority!
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As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery of old age: first, it withdraws us from active accomplishments; second, it renders the body less powerful; third, it deprives us of almost all forms of enjoyment; fourth, it stands not far from death.
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How pleasant is the day when we give up striving to be young -- or slender.
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We are reformers in spring and summer; in autumn and winter, we stand by the old; reformers in the morning, conservers at night.
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It is not possible for civilization to flow backward while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance its allotted length.
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I see no comfort in outliving one's friends, and remaining a mere monument of the times which are past.
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