Quote by George Sand: "It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dis..."

It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.

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“Unrequited love is as different from the mutual love as the error from the truth.”

“Young love needs dangers and barriers to nourish it.”

“Weeds are omnipresent; errors are to be found in the heart of the most lovable.”

“An inebriated elderly gentleman in the last depths of shabbiness... played the calm and virtuous old men.”

“The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.”

“Age, like woman, requires fit surroundings.”

“All of life is a constant education.”

“I don't really think you can ever stop making new friends or learning about as many new things as possible.”

“The smallest change in perspective can transform a life. What tiny attitude adjustment might turn your world around?”