---
title: "2 Age Thinks Quotes By Albus Dumbledore"
description: "2 Age Thinks quotes by Albus Dumbledore. Plus more from Albus Dumbledore and more Age Thinks sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/albus-dumbledore-21998_failure_harry-i-owe-you-an-explanation-an-explan_440990.jpg"
---

> [Harry, I owe you an explanation, An explanation of an old man's mistakes. For I see now that what I have done, and not done, with regard to you, bears all the hallmarks of the failings of age. Youth cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/harry-i-owe-you-an-explanation-an-explanation-of-an-old-man-s/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/albus-dumbledore-21998_failure_harry-i-owe-you-an-explanation-an-explan_440990.jpg)

> [For I see now that what I have done, and not done, with regard to you, bears all the hallmarks of the failings of age. Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/for-i-see-now-that-what-i-have-done-and-not-done-with-regard-to-you/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdc/albus-dumbledore-21998_failure_for-i-see-now-that-what-i-have-done-and_463854.jpg)

## More by Albus Dumbledore

> [Ah, music, A magic far beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off you trot!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/ah-music-a-magic-far-beyond-all-we-do-here-and-now-bedtime-off-you/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [Fear of a name increases fear of a thing itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/fear-of-a-name-increases-fear-of-a-thing-itself/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [I take my hat off to you--or I would, if I were not afraid of showering you with spiders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/i-take-my-hat-off-to-you-or-i-would-if-i-were-not-afraid-of-showering/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love. By returning, you may ensure that fewer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/do-not-pity-the-dead-harry-pity-the-living-and-above-all-those-who/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [Harry, I owe you an explanation, An explanation of an old man's mistakes. For I see now that what I have done, and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/harry-i-owe-you-an-explanation-an-explanation-of-an-old-man-s/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [For I see now that what I have done, and not done, with regard to you, bears all the hallmarks of the failings of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/for-i-see-now-that-what-i-have-done-and-not-done-with-regard-to-you/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [I seem to remember telling you both that I would have to expel you if you broke any more school rules, Which goes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/i-seem-to-remember-telling-you-both-that-i-would-have-to-expel-you-if-2/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [Harry, Cedric, I suggest you both go up to bed, I am sure Gryffindor and Hufflepuff are waiting to celebrate with you, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/harry-cedric-i-suggest-you-both-go-up-to-bed-i-am-sure-gryffindor-and/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me…Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/i-will-only-truly-have-left-this-school-when-none-here-are-loyal-to/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [Happiness can be found in the darkest of times. If only one remembers to turn on the light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/happiness-can-be-found-in-the-darkest-of-times-if-only-one-remembers/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> ["I seem to remember telling you both that I would have to expel you if you broke any more school rules," said Dumbledore. Ron…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/i-seem-to-remember-telling-you-both-that-i-would-have-to-expel-you-if-3/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [And now Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/and-now-harry-let-us-step-out-into-the-night-and-pursue-that-flighty/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [No, I was merely reading the Muggle magazines," said Dumbledore. "I do love knitting patterns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/no-i-was-merely-reading-the-muggle-magazines-said-dumbledore-i-do/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [“For In our dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/for-in-our-dreams-we-enter-a-world-that-is-entirely-our-own/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

> [In the light of Voldemort's return, we are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. Lord Voldemort's gift…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/in-the-light-of-voldemort-s-return-we-are-only-as-strong-as-we-are/)

[Albus Dumbledore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albus-dumbledore/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age-thinks/albus-dumbledore/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Age Thinks Quotes By Albus Dumbledore",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Harry, I owe you an explanation, An explanation of an old man's mistakes. For I see now that what I have done, and not done, with regard to you, bears all the hallmarks of the failings of age. Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young...and I seem to have forgotten lately.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Albus Dumbledore"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/harry-i-owe-you-an-explanation-an-explanation-of-an-old-man-s/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/albus-dumbledore-21998_failure_harry-i-owe-you-an-explanation-an-explan_440990.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/albus-dumbledore-21998_failure_harry-i-owe-you-an-explanation-an-explan_440990.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/albus-dumbledore-21998_failure_harry-i-owe-you-an-explanation-an-explan_440990.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Harry, I owe you an explanation, An explanation of an old man's mistakes. For I see now that what I have…” — Albus Dumbledore",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "For I see now that what I have done, and not done, with regard to you, bears all the hallmarks of the failings of age. Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young...and I seem to have forgotten lately.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Albus Dumbledore"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albus-dumbledore/for-i-see-now-that-what-i-have-done-and-not-done-with-regard-to-you/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdc/albus-dumbledore-21998_failure_for-i-see-now-that-what-i-have-done-and_463854.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdc/albus-dumbledore-21998_failure_for-i-see-now-that-what-i-have-done-and_463854.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdc/albus-dumbledore-21998_failure_for-i-see-now-that-what-i-have-done-and_463854.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“For I see now that what I have done, and not done, with regard to you, bears all the hallmarks of the…” — Albus Dumbledore",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age-thinks/albus-dumbledore/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age-thinks/albus-dumbledore/",
            "name": "Age Thinks Quotes by Albus Dumbledore",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age-thinks/albus-dumbledore/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/albus-dumbledore-21998_failure_harry-i-owe-you-an-explanation-an-explan_440990.jpg"
            },
            "description": "2 Age Thinks quotes by Albus Dumbledore. Plus more from Albus Dumbledore and more Age Thinks sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age-thinks/albus-dumbledore/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age-thinks/albus-dumbledore/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Age Thinks",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age-thinks/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Albus Dumbledore",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age-thinks/albus-dumbledore/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```