Young men, hear an old man to whom old men hearkened when he was young.
Those that have lived longer than us always have something to teach us, that we can take with us for the rest of our lives.
That's the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.
I don’t read Scripture and cling to no life precepts, except perhaps to Walter Cronkite’s rules for old men, which he did not deliver over the air: Never trust a fart. Never pass up a drink. Never ignore an erection.
I'm more like a senior adviser so I don't like to come in here and try to take over. Just like your basic karate movie where the young guys come to the old guys with beards who have them do weird stuff to get to the other side. That's who I am, the old guy with a long beard.
Even the elders can give a number of helpful hints.
Children need the wisdom of their elders; the aging need the encouragement of a child's exuberance.
I always believe that the elders in my family are the reason for my success.
It is better to be An old man's derling than a yong man's werling.
I was the youngest of nine siblings... I lost my father when I was just 13. For me, the elders have been my gods.
The counsels of the old, like the winter sun, shine, but give no heat.
For years we have heard of the role the Elders could play in saving the Constitution from total destruction. But how can the Elders be expected to save it if they have not studied it and are not sure if it is being destroyed or what is destroying it.
Have you any idea how to wake a hibernating Elder?” Machiavelli shook his head. “Mars, what about you? Any advice?” “Yes. Don’t.
Always observe, watch, and talk to older people.
