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the old man

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God has given this way of life to Israel: to abstain from everything which is contrary to nature, that is to say, anger, fits of passion, jealousy, hatred and slandering the brethren; in short, everything that is characteristic of the old man. Poemen

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

When I look back on all the worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened. Winston Churchill

If the young man knew, if the old man could, there is nothing but would be done. Italian Proverb

The old man gives the best advice. Zimbabwe Proverb

The Old man is not asked where he aches, but why he does not ache there. Bulgarian Proverb

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