Quote by Herman Melville
Old age is always wakeful as if, the longer linked with life, the

Old age is always wakeful as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death. – Herman Melville

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The sailor is frankness, the landsman is finesse. Life is not a game with the sailor, demanding the long head – Herman Melville

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Forty-five is the age of recklessness for many men, as if in defiance of the decay and death waiting with open arms in the sinister valley at the bottom of the inevitable hill. – Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)

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The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds. – Joseph Addison

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Confidence is something youre born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15. – Hedy Lamarr

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No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating. – Oscar Wilde

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