“Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age”
— French Proverb
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- A New Purpose At Fifty-Something “The only way to relieve the frustration of being fifty-something is to constantly seek new ways of irritating the young. Fortunately in old age, you develop the ability to do this naturally in every single thing you do or say.”...
- Another Liberating Thing About Aging “You can finally sell those dreadful diet and exercise books that have sat unopened on the bookshelf for years.” ...
- From Pink Hat to Red Hat “I’m aiming by the time I’m fifty to stop being an adolescent.” — Wendy Cope ...
- Red Hat’s Triumph “To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.†...
- Red Hat Truth #20 At twenty you have many desires which hide the truth, but beyond fifty there are only real and fragile truths–your abilities and your failings. ...
