| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 26723 |
| QUOTATION: | The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men of early performance it is useless. To others, who are late to develop, it just enables them to finish the job. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), British novelist, poet. “Birthday Notes,” quoted in Florence Emily Hardy, The Later Years of Thomas Hardy, ch. 17 (1930). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Hardy Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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