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Bob Wells

The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone. It is as rare as it is pleasant to meet with an old man whose opinions are not ossified.

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As people grow older, their bodies naturally become more rigid due to increased bone formation. Similarly, it is uncommon and refreshing to find an elderly person whose ideas have not become fixed and inflexible.

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