Famous quotes containing the word elder:
“So doth, so is Religion; and this blind-
ness too much light breeds; but unmoved thou
Of force must one, and forcd but one allow;
And the right; ask thy father which is she,
let him ask his; though truth and falsehood be
Near twins, yet truth a little elder is;”
—John Donne (15721631)
“Younger sisters are almost different beings from elder ones, but thank God it is quite and unaffectedly without repining or envy that I see my elder sister gad about and visit, etc.when I rest at home.”
—Frances Burney (17521840)
“As an elder I mistrust the wisdom of age.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
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