YOUTH AND AGE.
TO TH* BDITO* OF THI 1<»B8«. Sir, —Whatever there may be superior in the initiative of the young, N it cannot be disputed that the older—, I Will not say experienced—have the clearer judglnfcht, I.; always ' that the brains are th6re. What is wrong with the world is that unintelligcnt people of all ages so often have positions of i>owor through their wealth, or stupjd people through dogged perseverance. For, whether it is a compensation or not) stupid people have often grCat will power to push their ideas or lack of them. And these two classes of men and women have muddled the world the ages through. Given the brains, the judgment ilj clearer wueh ridfc bbrture4 by the many passions of youth. Expenende tt but a factor. Its value without clear perception is of little value,. \s one writer has said, it is a stem light to the vessel rather than a guidinc Kent—'-'a comb that destiny gives
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19138, 22 October 1927, Page 13
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162YOUTH AND AGE. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19138, 22 October 1927, Page 13
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