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Don't move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about old

Custom without reason is but ancient error.

Proverbs and old sayings British about error, old, reason

Nobility is nothing but ancient riches, and money is the world's idol.

Proverbs and old sayings French about old, wealth, world, money, nothing

Men after the modern fashion, and asses after the ancient.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about fashion, old, man

A thing done has a head. (The exultation of an ancient sculptor on his satisfactorily completing the head of his statue. )

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about old, heads, things

An ancient custom, not of to-day or yesterday.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about old, day

O ancient house, by what a different master are you presided over!

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about old, home, house

The ancient motto says: When you can eat the figs, prune the fig trees.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about old

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

Proverbs and old sayings British about day, old, olderness

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Proverbs and old sayings British about beauty, old, olderness

Better late than never

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

Time is money

Proverbs and old sayings British about money, time, old, olderness

You cannot be young and old at the same time.

Proverbs and old sayings British about time, old, olderness

Truth is stranger than fiction

Proverbs and old sayings British about fiction, truth, old, olderness

Barking dogs seldom bite,

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks.

Proverbs and old sayings English about woman, old, olderness, man

Let sleeping dogs lie

Proverbs and old sayings British about lie, old, olderness

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

Like father, like son

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness