"No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man."

Age, Sex, Man, Modesty

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"No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man."

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Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

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George Orwell, British Author

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"Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age."

Victor Hugo, French Author

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"Age in just a number. It carries no weight. The real weight is in impacts. The truth is that you can do it at any age. Get up and be willing to leave a mark."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

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"Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

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