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Ageing
Ageing, also spelled aging, is the process of becoming older. The term refers especially to human beings, many animals, and fungi, whereas for example bacteria, perennial plants and some simple animals are potentially immortal. In the broader sense, ageing can refer to single cells within an organism which have ceased dividing (cellular senescence) or to the population of a species (population ageing).
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He cannot become old, for he has never been young; he cannot become young, for he has already become old; in a way he cannot die, for he has never lived; in a way he cannot live, for he is already dead.
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― Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
― Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
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If I could get back my youth, I'd do anything in the world except get up early, take exercise or be respectable.
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― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
