When the child begins to think and to make use of the written language to express his rudimentary thinking, he is ready for elementary work; and this fitness is a question not of age or other incidental circumstance but of mental maturity. Maria Montessori agebeginchild share on social
Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance. David Mamet agebeatexuberance Change image and share on social
I'm not personally obsessed with death. At a certain age, the light that you live in is inhabited by the shades - it 'tis. Seamus Heaney agedeathinhabit Change image and share on social
Almost all of your life is lived by the seat of your pants, one unexpected event crashing into another, with no pattern or reason, and then you finally reach a point, around my age, where you spend more time than ever looking back. Why did this happen? Look where that led? You see the shape of things. Ron Perlman agebackcrash share on social
I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff. Ben Barnes ageallowcool Change image and share on social
Now, I don't actually know the exact cut-off age where beautiful ceases and 'must have-once-been-beautiful' begins. It's true it's not forty-five. I can still get attention when I try really hard, even if it's greatly reduced. Paulina Porizkova ageattentionbeautiful share on social
Age is not important unless you're a cheese. Helen Hayes agecheeseimportant Change image and share on social
Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. Muriel Spark alertlifeoccur Change image and share on social
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. Mahatma Gandhi ageatomicbeing Change image and share on social
Alexander at the head of the world never tasted the true pleasure that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the head of a school. Horace Walpole agealexanderboy Change image and share on social