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title: "4 Lovely Old Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [It ought to be lovely to be old, To be full of the peace that comes with experience And wrinkled ripe fulfillment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dh-lawrence/it-ought-to-be-lovely-to-be-old-to-be-full-of-the-peace-that-comes/)

[DH Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dh-lawrence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/dh-lawrence-22185_fulfilment_it-ought-to-be-lovely-to-be-old-to-be-fu_637245.jpg)

> [“I am fond of lovely old words like 'locomotive'.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-jansson/i-am-fond-of-lovely-old-words-like-locomotive/)

[Tove Jansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-jansson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/591/tove-jansson-1846_language_i-am-fond-of-lovely-old-words-like-locom_977871.jpg)

> [I think one of the great bits of The Muppet show is that it was set in a 19th century British theater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/i-think-one-of-the-great-bits-of-the-muppet-show-is-that-it-was-set/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/james-bobin-13164_19th-century_i-think-one-of-the-great-bits-of-the-mup_1325982.jpg)

> [It's lovely to be old. I've got age, experience and zero personal ambition. No body could corrupt me by anything: possibly a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-benn/it-s-lovely-to-be-old-i-ve-got-age-experience-and-zero-personal/)

[Tony Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-benn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff4/tony-benn-2543_age_it-s-lovely-to-be-old-i-ve-got-age-exper_2262248.png)

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