Socrates saying

[Mr Slappy]

Is it true that Socrates (or another ancient Greek) once said "the youth of today have no respect for their elders, they'll be the ruin of society"? I'm sure I read it somewhere but cant find any reference to it - oh how wonderful a reference tool the internet is these days...

[shaneystar2]

Youth today love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, no respect for older people, and talk nonsense when they should work. Young people do not stand up any longer when adults enter the room. They contradict their parents, talk too much in company, guzzle their food, lay their legs on the table and tyrannize their elders" Socrates.
And various others .
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/st aff/faculty/harrison/advice/teenagers/

[wizard69]

Youth is wasted on the young......Oscar Wilde. Irrelevent I know but still a good quote

[Mr Slappy]

Thanx Shaney, that was exactly what I was looking for.

[jake-the-peg]

Things hadn't changed much in Roman times when Cicero wrote 'O tempora O mores' loosely translated as Oh what times oh what ways!

For more up to date whinging about how the youth of today is rubbish see the News section of Answerbank :c)

[heathfield]

All so true... so true! ;-)

[pitapan]

he may have said that and that may be the case for some but i know young peopole who have a tremendous amount of respect for me.