Anguish Quote by Doris Lessing

That's the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the…

— Philip Pullman

Is this the final treachery of time, that the old become a burden upon the young?

— Winifred Holtby

The old will die and the young will forget.

— David Ben-Gurion

The old know what they want; the young are sad and bewildered.

— Logan Pearsall Smith

The young see what they wish to see. The old see what they do not wish.

— Bette Lord

“That's the duty of the old,' said the Librarian, 'to be anxious on the behalf of the young. And the duty of the young…

— Philip Pullman

“We particularly need to listen to older people and children. They all have stories to tell that enrich the mind and the heart. Children…

— Gordon MacDonald

Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There is a burden of care in getting riches; fear in keeping them; temptation in using them; guilt in abusing them; sorrow in losing…

— Matthew Henry

“Old age generally involves pain and danger and inevitably ends in death. The acceptance of that takes courage. Courage deserves respect.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“It costs nothing, but creates much.   It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give.   It happens in a flash and…

— Dale Carnegie

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.

— Oscar Wilde