growing old

phobia

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

is no cause for hysteria. The rosebush does not scream when the petals begin to fall.

Growing old is no cause for hysteria. The rosebush does not scream when the petals begin to fall.

is only a state of mind - brought on by gray hairs, false teeth, wrinkles, a pot belly, and an overall feeling of being totally pooped.

Growing old is only a state of mind - brought on by gray hairs, false teeth, wrinkles, a pot belly, and an overall feeling of being totally pooped.

is such that it is woman's fate to keep on growing older long after she is old enough.

It is woman's fate to keep on growing older long after she is old enough.

is being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

is a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.

Growing old is no more than a bad habit that a busy person has no time to form.

is simply a process of drawing closer to that ultimate independence called death.

is partly an inescapable process of accommodation and adjustment.