The ancient equation of old age and wisdom is far from being a misconception. However, age is no guarantee for wisdom. A Hebrew proverb maintains: "A wise old man — the older he gets the wiser he becomes, a vulgar old man — the older he gets the less... After 50: Spiritually Embracing Your Own Wisdom Years - Page 3by Robert J. Wicks - 1997 - 88 pagesLimited preview - About this book
| Aging - 1961 - 1076 pages
...older he gets the wiser he becomes, a vulgar old man — the older he gets the less wise he becomes." People are anxious to save up financial means for...they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual income for old age. That ancient principle — listen to the voice of the old — becomes meaningless... | |
| Abraham Joshua Heschel - Biography & Autobiography - 1975 - 390 pages
...fellow man a person who stands in his way, and competitiveness may cease to be his way of thinking. / "3 PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS to save up financial means for...they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual income for old age . . . Wisdom, maturity, tranquillity do not come all of a sudden when we retire... | |
| Robert J. Wicks - Medical - 2005 - 216 pages
...little in life and call this "practicality." For instance, in a similar vein, Heschel also cautions, "People are anxious to save up financial means for...tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire. . . ,"12 the process of helping other health professionals face their own challenges, darkness, stress,... | |
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