Age before honesty.

The saying gives older people priority when deciding who should go first. It asks a younger person to yield the first turn or place to an elder.

Its point is deference to age, not a claim that truthfulness matters less. The speaker is calling for a courteous gesture that recognizes an older person's seniority.

Use it when asking a younger person to let an older person take a turn or proceed first. It is a brief appeal to courtesy based on age, rather than advice about whether to tell the truth.