Of course, not everything old is beautiful, any more than everything black, or everything white, or everything young. But the notion that old means ugly is every bit as harmful as the prejudice that black is ugly. In one way it is even more pernicious.
The notion that only what is new and young is beautiful poisons our relationship to the past and to our own future. It keeps us from understanding our roots and the greatest works of our culture and other cultures. It also makes us dread what lies ahead of us and leads many to shirk reality.


Time is an Artist (1978) Epilogue : Old is Beautiful

Walter Kaufmann Quotes

Of course, not everything old is beautiful, any more than everything black, or everything white, or everything young. But the notion that old means...

Of course, not everything old is beautiful, any more than everything black, or everything white, or everything young. But the notion that old means...

Of course, not everything old is beautiful, any more than everything black, or everything white, or everything young. But the notion that old means...

Of course, not everything old is beautiful, any more than everything black, or everything white, or everything young. But the notion that old means...