Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
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Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
It's no use growing older if you only learn new ways of misbehaving yourself.
Growing old is not growing up.
Ageing is inevitable, and the idea that we can be eternally youthful is the pitfall of our society.
Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
But if the young are never tired of erring in conduct, neither are the older in erring of judgment.
You will feel the full force of the law and if you are old enough to commit these crimes you are old enough to face the punishments. And to these people I would say this: you are not only wrecking the lives of others, you are potentially wrecking your own life too.
I'm 68 years old, and I'm as much a criminal now as I was at the age of 22. And, I'm even more of a dissident than I was then.
When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.