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[Chan-Seung Lee]

[lotus]

Hi Chan-Seung Lee,

That's a pretty good quote. You can say it either way.

Another way to say it might be:

Adding life to your years is just as important as adding years to your life.


--lotus
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[buddhaheart]

In my opinion, the �to� after �important� is not a preposition, it�s an infinitive marker. Therefore the verb after �to� should be in its base form �add� instead of �adding�.

I prefer the �to� construction. For example, it�s equally important to add life to your years as to add years to your life.

Yes, you can change the order of the sentence thus suggested. However, I would prefer to write it as To add life to your years is equally important to add years to your life.

[Lorikeet]