Old Age

The dignified bearing that comes with old age is more beloved to me than the vigour of youth.

المَشِيبُ رسولُ المَوتِ . ح: 1202

Gray hair is the herald of death. H: 1202

كَفى‏ بالشَّيبِ نَذِيراً . ح: 7019

Old age suffices as a warning. H: 7019

إذا شابَ العاقِلُ شَبَّ عَقلُهُ ، إذا شابَ الجاهِلُ شَبَّ جَهلُهُ . ح: 4169 - 4170

When an intelligent man grows old, his intellect remains young [and sharp], and when the ignorant man grows old, his ignorance too remains young [and more reckless]. H: 4169 & 4170

وَقارُ الشَّيبِ أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِن نَضارَةِ الشَّبابِ . ح: 10099

The dignified bearing that comes with old age is more beloved to me than the vigour of youth. H: 10099