Growing older Quotes

“The important part of growing older was the growing part. Resisting change meant forever standing still, which was a sad way to live.”

“Growing older does not seem to make you more certain. It simply presents you with more reasons for doubt.”

“Growing older is mandatory, but growing up is optional.”

“Growing older is a blurred birth certificate that only can take us to this world’s perplexed journey, but it cannot smear the letters of the epitaph”

“When granted many years of life, growing old in age is natural, but growing old with grace is a choice. Growing older with grace is possible for all who will set their hearts and minds on the Giver of grace, the Lord Jesus Christ.”

“Growing older does not automatically mean growing kinder or wiser.”

“Growing older is a precious commodity. Only a few can endure to achieve that distinguished distinction and quality.”

“I used to think that when I grew up there wouldn't be so many rules. Back in elementary school there were rules about what entrance you used in the morning, what door you used going home, when you could talk in the library, how many paper towels you could use in the rest room, and how many drinks of water you could get during recess. And there was always somebody watching to make sure.What I'm finding out about growing older is that there are just as many rules about lots of things, but there's nobody watching.”

“A twenty-three-year-long study in Ohio determined that people who saw growing older as something positive lived a whopping seven and a half years longer than those who didn’t. (356)”