The good things of youth are strength and beauty, but the flower of age is moderation.

[Ἰσχὺς καὶ εὐμορφίη νεότητος ἀγαθά, γήραος δὲ σωφροσύνη ἄνθος.]

Democritus (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC) Greek philosopher

Frag. 294 (Diels) [tr. Freeman (1948)]
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Diels citation: "294. (205 N.)"; ; collected in Joannes Stobaeus (Stobaios) Anthologium IV, 115, 19.

Alternate translations:

• "The good things of youth are strength and beauty; moderation is the flower of age." [Source]
• "Strength and beauty are the blessings of youth; temperance, however, is the flower of old age."