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How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete

When in doubt, don’t

A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine

Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy

Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice