Age Quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein

“One age misunderstands another; and a petty age misunderstands all the others in its own nasty way.”

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

Age is rarely despised but when it is, contemptible.

— Samuel Johnson

Age looks with anger on the temerity of youth, and youth with contempt on the scrupulosity of age.

— Samuel Johnson

Age has extremely little to do with anything that matters. The difference between one age and another is, as a rule, enormously exaggerated.

— Rose Macaulay

It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow…

— Julie Walters

I suppose it's everyone's fate to be reduced to quaintness by those younger than themselves.

— Margaret Atwood

Do not dismiss the words of the old; they possess wisdom, which comes only with age, and often speak of things that the young…

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

Age has extremely little to do with anything that matters. The difference between one age and other is, as a rule, enormously exaggerated.

— Anonymous

Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.

— Anonymous

“A lot of conflicts arise when parents expect their children to behave like adults. You need to define and learn to differentiate an appropriate…

— Monica McBride

The young are often accused of exaggerating their troubles; they do so, very often, in the hope of making some impression upon the inertia…

— Robertson Davies

“Many “older” children go through life either secretly or openly hating their parents. They blame them for past abuses, neglect, or favoritism and they…

— Stephen R. Covey