Francis BaconAge appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.
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How many times have you seen yourself in the mirror and thought, “Gosh, I look so old.” You were probably referring to the age of the wood that you burn for heat or the age of the wine that you drink. Both of these things give off an image of your age. But what about the other three items on this list? The number of friends you can trust, the authors that you read and the things that were written by them? These are things that don’t change with time. They are timeless.
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