To deceive a diplomat, speak the truth — he has no experience with it.

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

Fear old age, for it does not come alone.

Grey hair is a sign of age, not wisdom.

The old age of an eagle is better than the youth of a sparrow.

No need to teach an eagle to fly.

Let not a pig presume to teach Minerva.

The heart that loves is always young.

We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

Great minds think alike.