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The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that ag

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. – H.L. Mencken

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Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier. – H.L. Mencken

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No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not. – H.L. Mencken

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I do wish I could tell you my age but its impossible. It keeps changing all the time. – Greer Garson

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In a spiritually sensitive culture, then, it might well be that age is something to be admired or envied. – Rowan D. Williams

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I think you have to be a little bit strict. You cant be friend and their parent in a lot of situations, especially in this day and age where its so dangerous for kids. So theres a bit of sternness, I guess, in the way I raise my kids. – Tim McGraw

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