Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (2010), p. 24
“The young have the ability, but lack the wisdom, and the old have the wisdom, but lack the ability.”
—
José Saramago
,
book
The Cave
Nem a juventude sabe o que pode nem a velhice pode o que sabe.
Source: The Cave (2000), p. 4 (Vintage 2003)
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