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title: "10 Senescence Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Senescence quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Senescence sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/samuel-asumadu-sarkodie-9111_aging_age-doesn-t-mean-maturity-but-senescence_14898.jpg"
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> [“Age doesn't mean Maturity but Senescence”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-asumadu-sarkodie/age-doesn-t-mean-maturity-but-senescence/)

[Samuel Asumadu-Sarkodie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-asumadu-sarkodie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/samuel-asumadu-sarkodie-9111_aging_age-doesn-t-mean-maturity-but-senescence_14898.jpg)

> [“Senescence begins And middle-age ends The day your descendants Outnumber your friends”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogden-nash/senescence-begins-and-middle-age-ends-the-day-your-descendants/)

[Ogden Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogden-nash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/ogden-nash-1286_age_senescence-begins-and-middle-age-ends-th_154987.png)

> [Middle age ends and senescence begins, the day your descendant's outnumber your friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogden-nash/middle-age-ends-and-senescence-begins-the-day-your-descendant-s/)

[Ogden Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogden-nash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/336/ogden-nash-1286_age_middle-age-ends-and-senescence-begins-th_685777.png)

> [The general rule is that anything that is passed on in reproduction does not undergo senescence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-williams/the-general-rule-is-that-anything-that-is-passed-on-in-reproduction/)

[George C. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ba/george-c-williams-40870_reproduction_the-general-rule-is-that-anything-that-i_2568942.jpg)

> [Middle age ends and senescence begins, The day your descendants outnumber your friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogden-nash/middle-age-ends-and-senescence-begins-the-day-your-descendants/)

[Ogden Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogden-nash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/ogden-nash-1286_age_middle-age-ends-and-senescence-begins-th_571683.png)

> [Senescence is an inevitability. All we can do is try to strike the balance between graceful acceptance and raging against the dying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-nemko/senescence-is-an-inevitability-all-we-can-do-is-try-to-strike-the/)

[Marty Nemko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-nemko/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/marty-nemko-20791_acceptance_senescence-is-an-inevitability-all-we-ca_140432.jpg)

> [As we grow older, the memories of early life brighten, those of maturity and senescence grow dim and confused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-burgess/as-we-grow-older-the-memories-of-early-life-brighten-those-of/)

[Anthony Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-burgess/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/anthony-burgess-1167_aging_as-we-grow-older-the-memories-of-early-l_1376247.jpg)

> [The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-jay-olshansky/the-evolutionary-theory-of-senescence-can-be-stated-as-follows-while/)

[S. Jay Olshansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-jay-olshansky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ee/s-jay-olshansky-11747_bodies_the-evolutionary-theory-of-senescence-ca_1987081.jpg)

> [We've spent the last few millennia aware that senescence is horrible but knowing nevertheless that it's inevitable. We've had to find some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aubrey-de-grey/we-ve-spent-the-last-few-millennia-aware-that-senescence-is-horrible/)

[Aubrey de Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aubrey-de-grey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/aubrey-de-grey-17616_aware_we-ve-spent-the-last-few-millennia-aware_1088586.jpg)

> [I'd proven to the world that maturity, experience, dedication, and ingenuity can make up for a little senescence. Muscle tightening is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dara-torres/i-d-proven-to-the-world-that-maturity-experience-dedication-and/)

[Dara Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dara-torres/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a6/dara-torres-27628_aging_i-d-proven-to-the-world-that-maturity-ex_362427.png)

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