Elders Quotes

308 Elders quotes by 256 unique authors

The fruit of humanity is devotion to one's parents. The fruit of righteousness is to respect one's elders. The fruit of wisdom is to understand… — Mencius
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the… — Mencius
When I was a boy, my grandfather taught me the list of kings: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius the Elder, Servius Tullius.… — Steven Saylor
All Kings, and all their favorites, All glory of honors, beauties, wits, The sun itself, which makes times, as they pass, Is elder by a… — John Donne
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were… — Mary Schmich
My two elder sisters married Englishmen and went abroad. — Bill Forsyth
Being appointed Elder Professor meant very much taking over the shop, in that the professor in those days controlled all the moneys. — John Henry Carver
... don't let your elders and supposed betters tell you any different. Sure, you've never been to Paris. No, you never ran with the bulls… — Stephen King
Growth can also involve producing services instead of goods. In particular, a major expansion of public and caring services (like child care, education, elder care,… — Jim Stanford
Younger Arabs are much less satisfied with education in the region than their elders, and are more comfortable networking and communicating via digital means. — Unknown Author
On the 1st day of December, 1830, I was confirmed, and in accordance with the word of the Lord I was ordained an Elder under… — Orson Pratt
The quotes are often poignant or funny (one man before the firing squad requests a bulletproof vest) and often don't register as much more than… — Jonathan Messinger
Our challenge is to unselfishly sacrifice all that we have been given, including our will. Elder Neal A. Maxwell rightly said: “The submission of one’s… — Robert K. Dellenbach
The illuminated ones can take any form -- a man, a woman, a child, an elder, or even a dog. It is not inconsequential that… — Jean Houston
On my tenth birthday a bicycle and an atlas coincided as gifts, and a few days later I decided to cycle to India...However, I was… — Dervla Murphy
I used to think that elder love, if it even existed, was confined to rocking chairs or golf carts, that it had to be a… — Nora Johnson
Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters. The elder was so much like her, both in looks and character, that… — Charles Perrault
It is said that brother Joseph in his lifetime declared that the Elders of this Church should step forth at a particular time when the… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Elder Neal A. Maxwell suggests that the prime reason the Savior personally acts as the gatekeeper of the celestial kingdom is not to exclude people,… — Tad R. Callister
Do not be irritated either with those who sin or those who offend; do not have a passion for noticing every sin in your neighbour,… — John of Kronstadt
Here was a type of the true elder race, And one of Plutarch's men talked with us face to face. — James Russell Lowell
A child gets moral notions from the fairy-tales he delights in, as do his elders from tale and verse. — Charlotte Mason
Generally, elders are among the more reverent members of the Church, but there is no law prescribing their age. — William Brewster
Freedom can never be taken for granted. Each generation must safeguard it and extend it. Your parents and elders sacrificed much so that you should… — Nelson Mandela
What an elder sees sitting; the young can't see standing. — Gustave Flaubert

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