To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old.  ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis.  I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.  ~Hugo L. Black

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.  ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

We've put more effort into helping folks reach old age than into helping them enjoy it.  ~Frank A. Clark