Quotes about Age

How has God faded out of the mind of this age? Well, the age, like thoughtless children, believed that the toyland of material wealth was a sufficient world; then God faded out, smothered by preoccupation.

The church stands no hope of engaging the age of outrage unless we root out the lie that the solution to sin lies anywhere outside of the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is "the true God and eternal life" (1 John 5:20). Salvation is not coming on Air Force One. And Jesus will not come riding on a donkey or an elephant. Those who fail to see such things have been lost to the idolatry of the moment.

The answer for Christians in the age of outrage is not some silver-bullet study that will give a new piece of knowledge. Rather, it begins with looking at our habits, the things that we love every day through our choices and actions.

I cannot understand the almost exclusive emphasis on racial integration, when in fact we are getting more and more segregated into tight little cliques on age grounds.

I often wonder whether a frumpy old woman can ever be quite fair in her estimate of a young and lovely one.

The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.

Envy and wrath shorten the life, and carefulness bringeth age before the time.

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king.

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday.

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.