In Sermon Illustrations: "Growing Old"

Tis An Old Maxim In The Schools, That Flatterys ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flatterys the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of ...read more

Let Me Dream As Of Old By The River. And Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let me dream as of old by the river. And be loved for the dream alway; For a dreamer lives ...read more

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Adolescents: Children Who Are Old Enough To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Adolescents: Children who are old enough to dress themselves if they could just remember ...read more

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The Trouble With Most Women Is They Get Old In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The trouble with most women is they get old in their heads. They ...read more

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It Is Not All Bad, This Getting Old, Ripening. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

" It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ...read more

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The Same Old Charitable Lie Repeated As The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The same old charitable lie Repeated as the years scoot by Perpetually makes a hit ...read more

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One's [old] Age Should Be Tranquil, As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One's [old] age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity of life seems out of place. At mid-day the sun may burn, and men labor under it; ...read more

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There Is Only One Solution If Old Age Is Not To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is only one solution if old age is not to be an absurd parody of our former life, and that is to go one pursuing ends that give our existence a meaning devotion to individuals, to ...read more

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The Tendency Of Old Age To The Body, Say The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone. It is as rare as it is pleasant to meet with ...read more

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To Enter The Country Of Old Age Is A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To enter the country of old age is a new experience, different from what you supposed it to be. Nobody, man or woman, knows the country until he has ...read more

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Forty Is The Old Age Of Youth; Fifty Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the ...read more

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The Real Problem With Old Age Is That It Lasts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The real problem with old age is that it lasts ...read more

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It Is Quite Wrong To Think Of Old Age As A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is quite wrong to think of old age as a downward slope. On the contrary, one climbs higher and higher with the advancing years, and that, too, with surprising strides. Brain-work comes as easily to the old as physical exertion to the child. One is moving, it is true, towards ...read more

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Old Age Is As Forgetful As Youth, And More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Old age is as forgetful as youth, and more incorrigible; it displays the same inattentiveness to conditions; its memory becomes self-repeating and ...read more

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Greatness Is The Dream Of Youth Realized In Old ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Greatness is the dream of youth ...read more

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There Is A Common Tendency To Cling To Old Ways ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a common tendency to cling to old ways and methods. Every innovation has to fight for its life, and every good thing ...read more

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There Are Three Great Friends: An Old Wife, An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are three great friends: an old wife, an old ...read more

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It Is An Old Belief That On Some Solemn Shore, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is an old belief That on some solemn shore, Beyond the sphere of grief, Dear ...read more

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The Year Is Always Portrayed As An Old Man Or A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The year is always portrayed as an old man or a baby. Like most people, it never gets any ...read more

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Whether A Child, Or An Old Man, Or A Youth, Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whether a child, or an old man, or a youth, be come to thy house, he is to be treated with respect; for of ...read more

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