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As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the

As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments only to enlarge the prospect of the coming eternity. – Jean Paul

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For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted. – Jean Paul

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Every man regards his own life as the New Years Eve of time. – Jean Paul

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You get to a certain age and you just want to prove that you can still rock – that youve still got it. – Jarvis Cocker

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The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men more. – Colleen McCullough

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Id like to look like Madonna when Im her age. I also look at athletes and love their bodies. Ive always wanted to be muscly, not skinny. A lot of women yo-yo around, but Im always aware if Im getting a bit out of shape. I never look at the scales but I can just tell. It goes on my tum and bum. – Ellie Goulding

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One mellows almost without realizing it—a compensation of age, because anger is exhausting. – Robert Galbraith, The Silkworm, 2014

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