"Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man"
- Leon Trotsky
About this Quote
In this quote, Leon Trotsky reviews the inevitability of old age and how it can catch an individual off guard. He suggests that in spite of all the experiences and events that an individual might come across in their life, aging is the most unexpected and unpredictable. It is a tip that no matter just how much we plan and prepare, we can not manage the passing of time and the effects it has on our mind and bodies. This quote serves as a reminder to value and maximize our youth, as aging is a natural and unexpected part of the human experience.
"We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of this world to absorb it from meditation on the next. It is awful to see the lean hands of dotage making a coffer of the grave"
