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It's a good marriage when he's twenty eight and she's eighteen.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about marriage, good, good luck

From twenty to thirty, neither pulling nor pushing, from thirty on up a woman is of no further use.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about use, woman

If you don't know by age twenty, don't do by age thrity, don't have by age forty, you will never know, never do, and never have.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about age, olderness

He that chastens one chastens twenty.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

There was already twenty in the family, so my grandmother had a baby.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about family

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

He that is not gallant at twenty, strong at thirty, rich at forty, or experienced at fifty, will never be gallant, strong, rich, or prudent.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about prudence, wealth

At twenty a man will be a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy a monkey, and at eighty nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about nothing, man

There are only twenty-four hours in the day.

Proverbs and old sayings about day

In times of prosperity friends will be plenty, in times of adversity not one in twenty.

Proverbs and old sayings English about prosperity

One catches more flies with a spoonful of honey than with twenty casks of vinegar.

Proverbs and old sayings French

In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty, In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about prosperity, time

There are some with thirty, some with thirty-one, with twenty-eight there is but one.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

The ideal is a four year old dog, an eight year old horse, an eighteen year old woman and a twenty eight year old man.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about ideal, old, olderness, woman, man

Since you have scolding me, I have counted a hundred and twenty holes in that nutmeg grater.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish