Quotes & Sayings About Elderly Wisdom

The glory of the elderly is long life with grey hair. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I've never
stopped wanting to cross
the equator, or touch an elk's
horns, or sing Tosca or screw
James Dean in a field of wheat.
To hell with wisdom. They're all wrong:
I'll never be through with my life. — Rita Dove

The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. — Andy Rooney

Taking care of the elderly comes without the vast literature of advice and encouragement that accompanies other kinds of commitments, notably romantic love and childbearing. It sneaks up on you as something that is not supposed to happen, or rather you crash into this condition that you have not been warned about, a rocky coast not on the map. In the preferred stories the last years of life are golden and the old all ripen into wisdom, not decay into diseases that mimic mental illness and roll backward into chaotic childhood and beyond. — Rebecca Solnit

Pray for the physical needs of those believers who have been dislocated and sent away from their homes, especially for families traveling with the young, the sick, and the elderly. Pray for the gospel to continue to spread even as believers are scattered because of persecution. Pray for Christians living in hostile areas to have wisdom as they decide whether to leave for a safer place, or to stay and preach the gospel where they are. — Alana Terry

It is gracious to have old people full of vitality and endowed with wisdom in our society. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The adult were once young.
The young have not yet attained adulthood.The young must learn to appreciate the wisdom of elderly people and learn from their life experiences. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When did we ever get this notion that our elders have little to offer society? The years of practical experience, the knowledge of past events for first-hand historical accounts, and the wisdom for dealing with problems they faced before us have given the elderly the role of Wise One or Sage in most cultures around the world. But in our self-centered, individualistic, now-oriented culture, we can leave our debts from the past in a nursing home and our debts for the future to our children. — Michael S. Horton

As child, when the elders spoke their wise words, it only echoes in my ears. As adult, I have crystal clear insight to the wise aphorisms by the elderly. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Sometimes the wisdom of the elderly is equivalent to that of a child. — Charles Lee

Gray hair is the glory of a long life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Today, elderly people are discarded when, in reality, they are the seat of wisdom of the society ... the right to life means allowing people to live and not killing, allowing them to grow, to eat, to be educated, to be healed, and to be permitted to die with dignity. — Pope Francis

These wrinkles are the hands of time,
The journeys I've been on
They've seen me through a thousand days,
And ev'ry victory won

These fragile hands, With exposed bones,
Are not a fearful sight
But rather, they, my faithful partners,
Rocked babies through the night

These eyes are weak, They see much less,
Than yours they've seen much more
They've guided me through birth, through death,
Through grief, through hurt, through war

These ears can hear so very little,
Yet they've learned to listen much
They perk up not for gossip now,
But for a heart to touch

Those younger often look my way,
With pity looks to give
Yet this old body doesn't mean I am dying,
But rather, that I have lived — Emily Nelson

Irene Finney, like many very elderly people, knew that the world was indeed flat. It had a beginning and an end. And she had come to the edge. — Louise Penny

Elderly men who are popular with young women usually lack wisdom. — Nachman Of Breslov

Once we were young, now we are adult. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The dream is possible at any age. Go live your dream. — Lailah Gifty Akita

To forget the elderly is to ignore the wisdom of the years. — Donald Laird

Blessed is the society that has oldies. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The elderly have weathered enough squalls to know that this one, too, shall pass. They own the courage to be original; they've learned to hold their own values above the conventional wisdom. — Sarah Ferguson

Blessed are you when you enjoyed the company of elderly people. They are always ready to share their rich experience and wisdom with young people. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Youthful exuberance is splendid. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You ought to love and care for your parents in their old age. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The paradox of life; I wish to have healthy long life. But no one wants to show the glory of the gray hair. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I know more about what it's like to be elderly and infirm and kind of stupid, the way you get forgetful, but on the other hand I'm a littler, wiser, dare we say? The word 'wisdom' has kind of faded out of our vocabulary, but yeah, I'm a little wiser. — John Updike