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Proverb on aging

The Unionist 1833-09-05

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The latter part of a wise man’s life is taken up in curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions he had contracted in the former.

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This proverb would not hold in the case of the Burleigh brothers, nor to Prudence Crandall, all of whom maintained their radicalism and commitment into old age.

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Title
Proverb on aging
Description
Proverb about age and youth
Bibliographic Citation
The Unionist 1833-09-05
Full Issue Sequence Number
1833-09-05 p01.16
Type
Text
Language
English
Publisher
The Unionist
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Subject
Miscellaneous Filler
Source
The Unionist
Original Item
sjsu-library.github.io
Identifier
unionist--text-0090
Category
Unionist content
Issue
6
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The Life and Age of Woman

This poster, "The Life and Age of Woman," is an especial favorite of mine, having first seen it at the Prudence Crandall Museum. My mother has had it on her wall since the early 2000s, charting her progress!

Above: This poster, "The Life and Age of Woman," is an especial favorite of mine, having first seen it at the Prudence Crandall Museum. My mother has had it on her wall since the early 2000s, charting her progress!