Funny Sayings about Old Age

We are always growing at every stage of our life. However, there are many who detest celebrating birthdays as they add years to the existing age! Old age is something that should not be dreaded. This is because; the more you rely on cosmetics and products, the more obvious your age would be to others! Aging gracefully is a skill very few have; however, I do know many people who see the humorous side of being called ‘over the hill’! That’s when I sat back and recalled many famous quotes and sayings that speak about old age on a lighter note. Check out this collection of funny sayings and quotes about old age.

Funny Sayings and Quotes about Old Age

"Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man." - Leon Trotsky

"Few people know how to be old." - François de la Rochefoucauld

"Don’t let aging get you down. It’s too hard to get back up." - John Wagner

"I guess I don’t mind so much being old, as I mind being fat and old." - Peter Gabriel

"Age mellows some people; others it makes rotten." - Anonymous

"The spiritual eyesight improves as the physical eyesight declines." - Plato

"Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re abroad, there’s nothing you can do." - Golda Meir

"Old age takes away what we’ve inherited and gives us what we’ve earned." - Gerald Brenan

"Middle age ends and senescence begins, the day your descendant’s outnumber your friends." - Ogden Nash

"At middle age the soul should be opening up like a rose, not closing up like a cabbage." - Anonymous

"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age." - Anonymous

"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age." - Lucille Ball

"Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man." - Leon Trotsky

"The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been." - Madeleine L'Engle

"Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternative." - Maurice Chevalier

"I’m 59 and people call me middle aged. How many 118 year old men do you know?" -Barry Cryer

"As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two..." - Sir Norman Wisdom

"Middle Age is when your age starts to show around your middle." - Bob Hope

"There is absolutely nothing to be said in favor of growing old. There ought to be legislation against it." - Patrick Moore

"When I was young I was called a rugged individualist. When I was in my fifties I was considered eccentric. Here I am doing and saying the same things I did then and I'm labeled senile." - George Burns

"You know you're getting old when you can pinch an inch on your forehead." - John Mendoza

"As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don't." - Carrie Fisher

"As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer." - Robert Quillen

"People say that age is just a state of mind. I say it's more about the state of your body." - Geoffrey Parfitt

Our collection of interesting funny short quotes are bound to leave you in splits!