Respecting Elders and Tradition
Wisdom accumulates through generations. Respecting elders and learning from tradition connects us to tested knowledge and prevents repeated errors.
Wisdom accumulates through generations. Respecting elders and learning from tradition connects us to tested knowledge and prevents repeated errors.
Follow your heart as long as you live. Do not diminish the time of following the heart; it is abhorrent to waste time.
Instructions of Ptahhotep
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- What ancient Egypt says about growing old
The instruction assumes knowledge travels downward and that the young owe attention. Worth naming what the tradition gains: the elder's authority is the entire justification for the book existing at all.