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Maggie Kuhn

Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.

Maggie Kuhn

Age

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Getting old should not be seen as something bad or like being sick, but rather as evidence of having lived through many challenges and hardships. It shows that a person has endured difficulties and still remains strong and alive.

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