Elders Quotes

308 Elders quotes by 256 unique authors

By the way, all joking aside, do I call you Ghastly or Elder Bespoke?' 'You can call me whatever you like.' Vex nodded. 'Thank you,… — Derek Landy
Look Rushtail," Crowfeather was meowing frustratedly "WindClan is gathering farther down the hill. If you stay here, you'll get mixed up with ThunderClan" "So?" ThunderClan… — Erin Hunter
I was brought up to respect my elders, so now I don't have to respect anybody. — George Burns
The Elders had nothing but contempt for human emotion; they considered it their biggest weakness. Perenelle knew it was humankind's greatest strength. — Michael Scott
Young people, however, tend to ignore the customs of their elders. Adolescent rebellion has been responsible for all manner of absurd costumes. The more ridiculous… — David Eddings
Mortality is a school of suffering and trials. We are here that we may be educated in a school of suffering and of fiery trials,… — Lorenzo Snow
Joseph Obomsawin, the elder I lived with there, says that those who turn to animals do so because humans have let them down. — Jodi Picoult
Apparently deciding Charles’s brief introduction wasn’t good enough, his brother reintroduced himself. “Dr. Samuel Cornick, elder brother and tormentor. Very nice to meet you, Anna— — Patricia Briggs
Setrakus is more or less invincible. Only Pittacus Lore, the most powerful of all the Lorien Elders, would have been able to defeat him. — Pittacus Lore
Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child washed his hands he could eat with kings. — Chinua Achebe
Have you any idea how to wake a hibernating Elder?” Machiavelli shook his head. “Mars, what about you? Any advice?” “Yes. Don’t. — Michael Scott
Elder Jeffery R. Holland: “So we have neighbors to bless, children to protect, the poor to lift up and the truth to defend. We have… — Jeffrey R. Holland
Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Phaedra shook her head. “If your people mean no offense, they should not speak their thoughts out loud in front of their children, Tesadora. Because… — Melina Marchetta
No fewer than four of my esteemed elders told me I was on no account to ever converse with you, so I vowed that I… — Cassandra Clare
When I was young I was amazed at Plutarch's statement that the elder Cato began at the age of eighty to learn Greek. I am… — W. Somerset Maugham
Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death. — Erik Erikson
My birth neither shook the German Empire nor caused much of an upheaval in the home. It pleased mother, caused father a certain amount of… — Conrad Veidt
There needs to be an order of office, but in every single office that is presented in the Scriptures there is the personal emphasis within… — Francis Schaeffer
I can think of no better way of redeeming this tragic world today than love and laughter. Too many of the young have forgotten how… — Theodore Hesburgh
If someone offends you, don't tell anyone about it except your elder, and you will be peaceful. Bow to everyone, paying no attention whether they… — Ambrose
When I was a child and came with my elders to Galway for their salmon fishing in the river that rushes past the gaol, I… — Lady Gregory
There are constant cycles in history. There is loss, but it is always followed by regeneration. The tales of our elders who remember such cycles… — Carmen Agra Deedy
A good youth ought to have a fear of God, to be subject to his parents, to give honor to his elders, to preserve his… — Saint Ambrose
I have learned so many things from my mother about the right upbringing, the right values, value for money, value for elders, for family members.… — Karisma Kapoor

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