The worlds of the elders do not lock all the doors; they leave the right door open.Proverb · South AfricaThemesAgeMore like thisWhen you are older, you keep warm with the wood you gathered in your youth.also about elderMan is like palm-wine: when young, sweet but without strength; in old age, strong but harsh.also about elderEvery time an old person dies it is as if a library has burnt down.also about elderWhen the elderly ones in a house travel, the younger ones quickly grow in experience.also about elderWhere you will sit when you are old shows where you stood in youth.also about elderThe youth walks faster than the elderly but the elderly knows the road.also about elderNextThe zebra told the white horse, "I am white," and told the black horse, "I am actually black.".