Oscar Wilde said of middle age:
It is that time of life
When no matter where you tie
The belt, the belly escapes
Over or under.
Let me say of old age that
Should you not have your pills
Ready to hand, it is a blunder;
And should you be well nonetheless,
It is a wonder.
There are those who wilt and die
For no discernible reason;
And there are those who flourish
Unexplained in many a mortal season.
But those alone are happy past
That proverbial three score and ten
Who feel beyond their ailments.
And live beyond their den.
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