“The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do more, and you are not yet decrepit enough to turn them down.”
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Eliot, T. S. (n.d.). The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do more, and you are not yet decrepit enough to turn them down. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5774-the-years-between-fifty-and-seventy-are-the/
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Eliot, T. S. “The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do more, and you are not yet decrepit enough to turn them down.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5774-the-years-between-fifty-and-seventy-are-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Eliot, T. S. “The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do more, and you are not yet decrepit enough to turn them down.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5774-the-years-between-fifty-and-seventy-are-the/.