Famous quotes containing the word aged:
“Aeneas carried his aged father on his back from the ruins of Troy and so do we all, whether we like it or not, perhaps even if we have never known them.”
—Angela Carter (19401992)
“Just like those who are incurably ill, the aged know everything about their dying except exactly when.”
—Philip Roth (b. 1933)
“Shes somebodys mother, boys, you know,
For all shes aged and poor and slow,
And I hope some fellow will lend a hand
To help my mother, you understand,
If ever shes poor and old and gray,
When her own dear boy is far away.”
—Mary Dow Brine (18161913)
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