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The old man at home, and the young abroad, lie after the same fashion.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about fashion, lie, home, man, old, olderness

He who made fun of the old man, laughed at first and cried afterwards.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about man, old, olderness

From a praying young man, and a fasting old man, God preserve my cloak.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about fasting, god, man, old, olderness

He who eats a partridge in his youth will only be left with feathers in his old age.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about olderness, youth, age, old

The old for want of ability, and the young for want of knowledge, let things be lost.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about ability, knowledge, things, old, olderness

He who at twenty understands nothing, at thirty knows nothing, and at forty has nothing, will lead a wretched old age.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about nothing, olderness, age, old

Old droppings do not stink.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

Old rust is for the stranger.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

An old man always keeps something in reserve.

Proverbs and old sayings about man, old, olderness

Where there are old people, nothing goes wrong.

Proverbs and old sayings about bad, people, nothing, old, olderness

He who becomes blind in his old age does not lose his way.

Proverbs and old sayings about olderness, age, blind, old

Never give up your own old mat for a better prayer mat which you see passing.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

From children old people arise.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about children, people, old, olderness

You can't teach old dogs to sit.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about old, olderness

Old men carry the almanac in their bones.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about man, old, olderness

The old have the calendar in their bodies.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about old, olderness

It will once come to pass as the old goose quacked.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about old, olderness

The young should be taught, the old should be honored.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about old, olderness

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about water, old, olderness

Amen, said the minister, he hit the old lady in the head with the New Testament.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about heads, old, olderness