Young men think old men fools, and old men know young men to be so.—Dr. Metcalf.
As I approve of a youth, that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man, that has something of the youth.—Cicero.
Youth is not the era of wisdom; let us therefore have due consideration.—Rivarol.
Zeal.—Motives by excess reverse their very nature and instead of exciting, stun and stupefy the mind.—Coleridge.
Nothing has wrought more prejudice to religion, or brought more disparagement upon truth, than boisterous and unseasonable zeal.—Barrow.
Through zeal knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.—Buddha.
Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.—Shenstone.
He that does a base thing in zeal for his friend burns the golden thread that ties their hearts together.—Jeremy Taylor.
Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.—Hosea Ballou.
It is a coal from God's altar must kindle our fire; and without fire, true fire, no acceptable sacrifice.—William Penn.