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Age (Young - Old)

Latin language proverbs and phrases on young age and old age, on growing old and on how people of different age see each other.

Old Age Insanity

Senilis dementia
Old age insanity.

The Elder Ones First

Seniores priores
The elder ones first.

An Old Man Is A Boy Again

senex bis puer
An old man is a boy again.

Pick Roses in the Morning, so They Do not Fade; a Young Woman Ages Quickly

Ne pereant lege mane rosas: cito virgo senescit (Florus)
Pick roses in the morning, before they fade: a young woman ages quickly.