Old soldiers never die, (they simply/just fade away). From a soldiers' folklore song, the phrase was most notably used by U.S. General Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) in his farewell address to the Congress.
Proverbs and old sayings British about folklore, old, olderness
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about old, olderness
The best soldiers are not warlike.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Don't waste good iron for nails or good men for soldiers.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good, good luck, man
Easy to enroll a thousand soldiers. But, ah, one general!.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
It is easy to get a thousand soldiers, but difficult to get one general.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Locks can not be made from good iron, soldiers are not made out of good people.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good, good luck, people
Young soldiers, old beggars.
Proverbs and old sayings German about old, olderness
Away from the battle all are soldiers.
Proverbs and old sayings German
The soldiers' blood, the general's reputation.
Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about prestige, blood
Generals conquer, soldiers are killed.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese
Under a powerful general there are no feeble soldiers.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese
When ten thousand soldiers lie rotting, the general's reputation is enhanced.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about prestige, lie
A woman for a general, and the soldiers will be women.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about woman
If the Sultan demands five eggs, let his soldiers roast a thousand chickens.