Quotes of Forties - somelinesforyou

“ The best years are the forties; after fifty a man begins to deteriorate, but in the forties he is at the maximum of his villainy. ”

- H. L. Mencken

“ When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his forties shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again. ”

- Hugo Black

“ It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they won't save us any more than love did. ”

- Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“ My parents both sang very casually around the house. My family bought a wire recorder in the forties when I grew up, and they would sing a little into the wire recorder. Not seriously but just to make music around the house, and I must have liked the pleasing sound and their harmony… ”

- Art Garfunkel

“ We go on a journey in our youth that we are called on to repeat in our forties. But the second time, the journey is different; it's not one of discovery but of power and danger. We can either accept the invitation or turn toward safety. ”

- John Tarrant
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