Quote#Wisdom
Having fun is a dismal business after you pass fifty
Quote byE. W. Howe · 1853–1937
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Country Town Sayings (1911), p. 20..
English (original)
Having fun is a dismal business after you pass fifty.
— E. W. Howe
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