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9 1/8 “ x 10 ½”

Judah ben Tema used to say: At the age of five, one is fit for Scripture; at ten, for Mishnah; at thirteen, for [fulfilling the] precepts; at fifteen, for Gemara; at eighteen, for the bridal chamber; at twenty, to pursue [a calling]; at thirty, for the peak of strength; at forty, for understanding; at fifty, for counsel; at sixty, for mature age; at seventy, for a hoary head; at eighty -- a sign of exceptional strength [...].

— Avot 5:21 (as in Sefer Haggadah, The Book of Legends, editors: Bialik and Ravnitzky, translated by William Braude)

You shall rise up before a hoary head, and honor the countenance of an old person.

—Leviticus 19:32)

According to the effort is the reward (i.e. we are judged not by any objective, absolute achievement but by the effort we invest.

—Pirkey Avot 5:23