Famous Proverbs
58 Proverbs about Elder / Page 3
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Alone a youth runs fast, with an elder slow, but together they go far.22.
Youths look at the future, the elderly at the past, our ancestors live in the present.23.
The wisdom of the elderly is like the sun, it illuminates the village and the great river.24.
The words of the elderly are as sweet as honey, but if you do not listen they become as sour as bile.25.
Youths are like waves of the sea, the elderly have strength instead of tide.26.
Youths talk first and then listen, the elderly listen and then talk.27.
The mouth of an elderly man is without teeth, but never without words of wisdom.28.
A youth that does not cultivate friendship with the elderly is like a tree without roots.29.
The death of an elderly man is like a burning library.30.
Who listens to the voice of the elderly is like a strong tree; who turns a deaf ear is like a twig in the wind.