Sentence examples for on old age from inspiring English sources

Bailey felt confident that his take on old age was grounded in real observation and experience, as his parents had been advanced in age when they had him, and he was later cared for by a much older couple.

I think my favourite piece, though, is the one he published in 1977, on old age (he was then 83, and hating it).

We've all come to believe that Shakespeare was down on old age, particularly as judged by one of his most famous quotes about the last stage of life (from As You Like It): "Last scene of all... Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything".

Laelius appears as one of the speakers in Cicero's De senectute ("On Old Age"), De amicitia ("On Friendship"; also called Laelius), and De republica ("On the Republic").

Now this unflinching tragicomedy on old age can at last be read in English.

This is not a traditional memoir but a meditation on old age and memory.

We know from work I have conducted with David Bell of the University of Stirling that long spells of unemployment when you are young create permanent scars, rather than the temporary blemishes they are on older age groups.

But some groups say a tax is misguided and simplistic, and would not have an impact on older age groups who might benefit most from losing weight.

Moreover, epidemiological figures need an increased focus on older age, while clinical trials specifically targeting on the elderly population are mandatory to have reliable data on all aspects of HAART administration in advanced age.

As discussed, the basic biology of most bycatch-impacted species makes it difficult to compensate for the effects of mortality on older age classes due to bycatch.

Supplementary vaccination should focus on older age groups in countries with evidence of immunity gaps.