“Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people want it.”

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Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people want it.

— Crow proverb

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About this proverb

Attributed to: Crow proverb
Culture / tradition: Crow
Published in: Aboriginal Proverbs: Spoken By The Indigenous
Attribution status: As published

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