"Do not dishonor the old: we shall all be numbered among them." ~~ Ben Sira
"The prosperity of a country can be seen simply in how it treats its old people." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"Middle age is when a man is warned to slow down by a doctor instead of a policeman." ~~ Sidney Brody
"You shall rise before the aged and show deference to the old." ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) 19:32
"To seek wisdom in old age is like a mark in the sand; to seek wisdom in youth is like an inscription on stone." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"It’s no longer a question of staying healthy. It’s a question of finding a sickness you like. " ~~ Jackie Mason
"Till you are forty there is profit in eating, from then on drinking prospers." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"Old age is the mother of forgetfulness." ~~ Yehuda Ben Tibbon
"Despise not your mother, when she is old!" ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 23:22
"You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. " ~~ George Burns
"Who wants to know all grows old before his time." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"A man is more concerned about the loss of his money than of his days; yet his money does not help and his days will never return." ~~ Ma’avar Yabok