Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.

Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.

衰老并不都是衰老;这是成熟，膨胀，内部的新鲜生命，枯萎和爆裂的外壳。

-- George MacDonald 乔治·麦克唐纳