Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes

I've been writing about growing old for some time, really from the beginning of my career. It's something I'm apparently hung up about and now that I am old, hopefully I speak about it with some authority.

By my rambling digressions I perceive myself to be growing old.

That's the purpose of old age... To give us a breathing space before we die, in which to see why we did what we did.

We see time's furrows on another's brow, And death intrench'd, preparing his assault; How few themselves in that just mirror see!

To think, when one is no longer young, when one is not yet old, that one is no longer young, that one is not yet old, that is perhaps something.

A lot of people are frightened by old age - by being around people who are, basically, on their way out - but I'm fascinated by it. It's an amazing thing to be around someone who has had a life well lived.

The fear of old age is something that one feels when they're younger. Once you get to being old, you're already there, so you don't even think about it anymore.

We don't like to acknowledge that we're getting older. None of us do.

So, do I think I'm missing something? I really don't, and I think that comes with age.

When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions.

Old age is the only thing that lives up to its reputation.

Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.

You can tell by looking at me that I've got more miles behind me than I've got in front of me. When you reach that point, if you've got some good years left, you want to make sure that you use them wisely.

To me, growing old is great. It's the very best thing - considering the alternative.

If you're asking me to acknowledge that I've gotten older, I can do that.

I feel old only when I look at my hands or at myself in the mirror.

When you get to be nearly 60, you do take stock. You don't know what's around the corner.

I am growing old, and my future, so to speak, is already behind me.

I think for all of us, as we age, there are always a few moments when you are shocked.

My mind never left 20, because once it does, that's when you start to die.

As you get older, you come to a place in life where you can't just live in the present.

If you've never been 40, you don't understand how it feels.

I've gotten to the age where I'm comfortable with just about everything - except getting old!

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

The feelings we all have as 50-year-olds are different than the feelings we all have as 30-year-olds. That informs everything we do.