"The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age." ― Francois de La Rochefoucauld Topic(s): Age Tags: defects More From Francois de La Rochefoucauld "Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest of their lives fortunate and unfortunate in being cured of them." "We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years." "It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one’s being clever." More In Age "They that have lived a single day have lived an age."― Jean de la Bruyere "In order to fix Social Security, we must restructure it so that we continue to provide for our Nation’s seniors that are approaching retirement age, but allow for younger taxpayers to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in private accounts."― Herman Cain "Pretend to be dumb, that’s the only way to reach old age."― Friedrich Durrenmatt