Quotes About Happiness And Aging
Getting old can be a delightful journey. It helps to have a positive attitude and embrace those things that make us happy. The quotes below may inspire you and remind you that getting old has some benefits.
1. "When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day." - Marty Buccella
2. "The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren't as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young." -Maeve Binchy
"3. As I started getting older, I realized, 'I'm so happy!' I didn't expect this! I wasn't happy when I was young."—Jane Fonda
4. "Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years."-Ausonius
5. "Small daily happenings make life spectacular…. start enjoying the small things in life!" - Andy Rooney
6. "No one is in charge of your happiness except you."
7. "Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued is always beyond our grasp but if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you."- Nathaniel Hawthorne
8. "Happiness? That's nothing more than good health and a poor memory."-Albert Schweitzer
9. "Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like."
10. "He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden." – Plato
11. "When we were small children, we all played dress-up and everybody had a good time. So why stop?" - Iris Apfel
12. "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln
13. "I'm not old. I've just been young for a very long time."-Karen Salmansohn
14. "Be healthy and take care of yourself, but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you."-Beyonce
15. "There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will." Epictetus
16. "The thing about growing old is you have to accept it – if you don't, you'll be as miserable as sin. You've got to try and find the few good things about it." – Judy Parfitt
17. "Today I am 65 years old. I still look good. I appreciate and enjoy my age. A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you're in and take advantage of it. You still bring to bear all your prior experience, but you are riding on another level. It's completely liberating." – Nikki Giovanni
18. "It's [old age] not a surprise, we knew it was coming – make the most of it. So you may not be as fast on your feet, and the image in your mirror may be a little disappointing, but if you are still functioning and not in pain, gratitude should be the name of the game." – Betty White
19. "Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!" - Ingrid Bergman
20. "The answer to old age is to keep one's mind busy and to go on with one's life as if it were interminable." –Leon Edel
21. "Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever." –Walt Disney
22. "Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideas. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul." – Samuel Ullman
23. "First you are young; then you are middle-aged; then you are old; then you are wonderful." – Diana Cooper
24. "When you're seventy-five, you are still going to be you."
― Linda Gray
25. "I am far too busy enjoying life to be limited by acting my age."
I hope you enjoyed the quotes. We should all do our best to enjoy the process of getting older. And always look for happiness in life.
