Often, the residents at Twin Town Villa inspire us with their wisdom, humor, and perspective. We learn from them every day and have a lot of fun together! There is a silver lining in every decade, and these are some of our favorite quotes about aging in the “golden years”.
Inspiring Quotes About Aging
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
– Abraham Lincoln
“The great thing about getting older is that you get a chance to tell the people in your life who matter what they mean to you.”
– Mike Love
“The spirit never ages. It stays forever young.”
– Lailah Gifty Akita
“To keep the heart unwrinkled — to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent — that is to triumph over old age.”
– Thomas Bailey Aldrich
“Old age … is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.”
– Confucius
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.”
-George Bernard Shaw
“Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”
– Samuel Ullman
“Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.”
– Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
“Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
“Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.”
– Mark Twain
“The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.”
– Frank Lloyd Wright
“Don’t try to be young. Just open your mind. Stay interested in stuff. There are so many things I won’t live long enough to find out about, but I’m still curious about them.”
– Betty White
“Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength.”
-Betty Friedan
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Twin Town Villa has Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Care Suites in Breckenridge, Minnesota. If you are looking for a place to call home for your parent or loved one, please reach out to us at Twin Town Villa. You can contact us online or call 218.643.9542 to request a tour.