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Quote by Jean Paul
What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease

What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease. – Jean Paul

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Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end. – Jean Paul

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Love has no age, no limit and no death. – John Galsworthy

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No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds. – John Ruskin

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And Im not as young as I once was. At my age, I dont have time to be bored. – Lev Grossman

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Its sad, actually, because my anxiety keeps me from enjoying things as much as I should at this age. – Amanda Seyfried

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