The Wise Old Master meme (we call it Wise mentor) is used when you want to share a hard-earned lesson as ancient wisdom. An old master passes deep wisdom to an eager student. The top label is the "wisdom", which is practical, obvious or funny advice from your world. The joke is treating it as sacred.
Our recreation of the Wise Old Master format, with a small business caption.
How the Wise Old Master meme works
What it means
An old master passes deep wisdom to an eager student. The top label is the "wisdom", which is practical, obvious or funny advice from your world. The joke is treating it as sacred.
Use it when
You want to share a hard-earned lesson as ancient wisdom.
Also called
Wise mentor, old master, sensei, mentor advice, ancient wisdom
How popular
Number 287 of the 312 formats in our library, ranked by how often each is captioned and how often business accounts use it.
Its captions
1.Who gives the adviceup to 24 characters
2.Who needs itup to 24 characters
3.The advice itselfup to 40 characters
Every picture here is our own recreation of the format: the same layout, pose and joke, drawn with generic people. None is the original meme photo, and none shows a celebrity or the person from the original. Some formats are drawn with text and shapes only.
Wise Old Master meme examples for 13 industries
The same format, captioned for each kind of business. Open an industry for its other memes.
An old master passes deep wisdom to an eager student. The top label is the "wisdom", which is practical, obvious or funny advice from your world. The joke is treating it as sacred.
When should I use the Wise Old Master meme?
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When you want to share a hard-earned lesson as ancient wisdom. It fits the relatable and irony kind of joke.
How do I caption the Wise Old Master meme?
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It has 3 captions: who gives the advice (up to 24 characters); who needs it (up to 24 characters); the advice itself (up to 40 characters). Keep each to a few words so the meme reads in a second.
Can I use the Wise Old Master meme for my business?
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This template is our own recreated picture of the format with generic people, not the original photo and not the person in it, so you are not posting someone else’s photo. Keep the caption honest and free of real people.
A Wise Old Master meme about your business
Type what the joke is about. Content Drifter writes the captions in your brand’s voice on this format and two others, and schedules the one you like.