Glass marbles and a small cloth pouch on a small wooden game board, in ochre and cobalt tones.

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Misattributed to George Bernard Shaw

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Ageing is described as following the loss of play, not the reverse. Keeping a playful spirit is credited with keeping people young.

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