Oscar WildeLORD ILLINGWORTH: The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. M R S ALLONBY: And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy.
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The soul is born old but grows young. The soul is the source of who we are, the person inside. It’s our identity. When we begin to age, our bodies do too.
The body ages while the soul ages slowly, but the soul never grows old. The body seems to get older with each passing year, while the soul gets stronger. Life's tragedy is that the body's youthfulness will eventually end, while the soul can never end.
Source: A Woman Of No Importance
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