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Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of

Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits. – Hervey Allen

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Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth. – Thomas Alva Edison

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In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark. – Nicholson Baker

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I believe the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification. – Peggy Cahn

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By the age of twenty, any young man should know whether or not he is to be a specialist and just where his tastes lie. By postponing the question we have set on immaturity a premium which controls most American personality to its deathbed. – Robert S. Hillyer

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