Aging Quote by Louis Cozolino

Lots of old people don't become wise, but you don't get wise unless you age.

— Joan Erikson

When we looked at the life cycle in our 40s, we looked to old people for wisdom. At 80, though, we look at other…

— Erik Erikson

The wise are known by their actions; fame and immortality are ever their attendants.

— Johann Gaudenz von Salis-Seewis

Wise are those who realize that they hold the fate of their love in their hands, and blessed are those who keep it alive.

— Anonymous

People always fancy that we must become old to become wise; but, in truth, as years advance, it is hard to keep ourselves as…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Like children, the elders are a burden. But unlike children, they offer no hope or promise. They are a weight and an encumbrance and…

— Kent Nerburn

“Older people are wise not only because they have lived longer. They're wise because they have lost more.”

— Mari Ruti

The elderly have weathered enough squalls to know that this one, too, shall pass. They own the courage to be original; they've learned to…

— Sarah Ferguson

A wisdom deficit - fewer elders and even fewer people who listen to them.

— Jonas Salk

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

— Baltasar Gracian

In order to be old and wise you at first have to be young and stupid.

— Anonymous

To be old and wise you must first be young and dumb.

— Anas