Age, per se, may claim tenderness and pity, but not respect; that only comes when the years have brought humanity and wisdom and the experience that worketh hope.
It is useless to deny that, unless one has a genius for imparting knowledge, teaching is a drudgery.
... safety that depends on an apron-string is very unsafe!
Convictions do not imply reasons.
When did Youth ever thank Age for its wisdom?
a short cut to matrimonial unhappiness is not to have the same taste in jokes!