Association Quote by Samuel Johnson

The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There are certain narrow, umimaginative, and autocratic old people who seem to call out the most mischievous and sometimes the worst traits in children.

— Kate Douglas Wiggin

Oftener than not the old are uncontrollable; Their tempers make them difficult to deal with.

— Euripides

Like childhood, old age is irresponsible, reckless, and foolhardy. Children and old people have everything to gain and nothing much to lose. It's middle-age…

— John Mortimer

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

Young people nowadays love luxury; they have bad manners and contempt for authority. They show disrespect for old people... contradict their parents, talk constantly…

— Socrates

What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets…

— Socrates

Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.

— Martha Beck

Elderly people and those in authority cannot always be relied upon to take enlightened and comprehending views of what they call the indiscretions of…

— Winston Churchill

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

But if the young are never tired of erring in conduct, neither are the older in erring of judgment.

— Fanny Burney

The young come in many guises: vigorous and passionate, vindictive and mean-spirited. And not every person over 65 is dozing in a retirement home.

— Howard Jacobson