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Growing olds like being increasingly penalized for a crime you havent committed
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"Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed"

- Anthony Powell

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This quote talks with the idea that aging can be a challenging and also unreasonable experience. It recommends that as we age, we are penalized for something we have actually refrained from doing incorrect. This can be interpreted in a variety of means. It might describe the physical and mental adjustments that come with age, such as a decline in physical toughness and also dexterity, or a decline in psychological acuity. It might additionally refer to the means society sights and also deals with older individuals, frequently with less respect and consideration than younger people. It could likewise describe the way older people are usually left out from certain tasks or chances, or the way they are typically forgotten or neglected. Eventually, this quote talks with the idea that growing old can be a challenging and also unjust experience, which we are often penalized for something we have actually refrained from doing wrong.

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Anthony Powell This quote is written / told by Anthony Powell between December 21, 1905 and March 28, 2000. He was a famous Novelist from United Kingdom. The author also have 7 other quotes.

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