All Quotes By Tag: Elder

“Death devours not only those who have been cooked by old age; it also feasts on those who are half-cooked and even those who are raw.”

Card image cap - Mokokoma Mokhonoana,
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“As an unavoidable result of the inevitable loss of some physical and/or some mental abilities, many a man who has been alive for many years has become a boy again.”

Card image cap - Mokokoma Mokhonoana,
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“Loneliness tortures many if not most of the elderly more intensely and more frequently than it torments many if not most of us who will never be or have not yet been pushed or pulled into old age.”

Card image cap - Mokokoma Mokhonoana,
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“THE FOUR HEAVENLY FOUNTAINSLaugh, I tell youAnd you will turn backThe hands of time.Smile, I tell youAnd you will reflectThe face of the divine.Sing, I tell youAnd all the angels will sing with you!Cry, I tell youAnd the reflections found in your pool of tears -Will remind you of the lessons of today and yesterdayTo guide you through the fears of tomorrow.”

- Suzy Kassem,
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