Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.

The saying contrasts chronological aging with an inner, emotional vitality. To “love deeply” is presented as a force that preserves youthfulness of spirit—curiosity, tenderness, and openness—regardless of the body’s decline. The paradox “die of old age, but…die young” suggests that a life animated by profound attachment and empathy resists the hardening, cynicism, or emotional withdrawal often associated with getting older. In this view, love is not merely a feeling but a sustaining orientation toward others that keeps the self responsive and alive to experience, making one’s final years qualitatively “young” even when they are quantitatively late.