Old men tend to forget what thought was like in their youth; they forget the quickness of the mental jump, the daring of the youthful intuition, the agility of the fresh insight. They become accustomed to the more plodding varieties of reason, and because this is more than made up by the accumulation of experience, old men think themselves wiser than the young. Isaac Asimov
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When we are young, our minds are like a sponge; they hold the experiences of the world in them. They are able to absorb information quickly and easily. As we age, our minds shrink; they become stiffer and less willing to absorb new ideas. This is how old men tend to feel wiser than young people because their minds no longer absorb information as easily.

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