Mark Twain Quotes About Getting Old

• Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Birthday, Positive

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.443, Courier Corporation

• Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

• When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.

  Mark Twain

  Good Life, Age, Looks

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.8, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

• It's an epitome of life. The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.

  Mark Twain

  Life, Birthday, Getting Older

  "Mark Twain's Letters".

• It is better to be a young June-bug than an old bird of paradise.

  Mark Twain

  Summer, Time, June

  Mark Twain (1998). “The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations”, p.30, Courier Corporation

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