Quotations: Birthday 40 Plus

So you see, old age is really not so bad. May you come to know the condition!

- Cicero, "On Old Age"

The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age.

- Lucille Ball, American comedian

Old age is when the liver spots show through your gloves.

- Phyllis Diller, American comedian

Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.

- Bob Hope, American comedian

You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

- Bob Hope, American comedian

Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs.

- FTD customer

Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.

- Unknown

You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.

- Ogden Nash

Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.

- Herbert Asquith

Greatness is the dream of youth realized in old age.

- Alfred Victor Vigny, French man of letters

Middle age is when wherever you go on holiday you pack a sweater.

- Denia Norden, British humorist

Old age is no place for sissies.

- Bette Davis, film actress

Just say, "I'm not 40, I'm 18 with 22 years experience."

- Unknown

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

- Charles Schultz

Men are like wine: some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

- Pope John XXIII

Old age is always 15 years older than I am.

- Bernard Baruch, American financier

Growing old is something you do if you're lucky.

- Groucho Marx, American comedian

Anyone can get old, all you have to do is live long enough.

- Groucho Marx, American comedian