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A cat will teach her young ones all the tricks, except how to jump backwards.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Holiday of Saint Nicolae

Saint Nicolae is the spiritual patriarch in Holland, Russia, Greece, France and in a lot of cities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. He is known as the protector of poor people, sailors, tradesmen,...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

Praise the young and they will blossom.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about praise

The young have strength, the old knowledge.

Proverbs and old sayings Romanian about knowledge, old, olderness

The good die young

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about good, good luck, old, olderness

Whom the Gods love die young

Proverbs and old sayings British about love, old, olderness

Youth is wasted on the young

Proverbs and old sayings British about youth, old, olderness

It's the young trees that make up the forest.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

It's the big birds that teach the young ones to flight.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about flight

Where the young know, is where they believe it's raining.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Everybody has been young before, but not everybody has been old before.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about old, olderness

What the elders see while sitting the young ones standing on their toes won't see.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

An animal that gives birth to a young one in the desert must suckle it in the desert.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Man is like palm-wine: when young, sweet but without strength; in old age, strong but harsh.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about olderness, age, wine, man, old

Monkeys don't advise there young ones to be careful on trees they just remind them of the distance to the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

You are never too young to die.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Fools die young and look sickly.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

It is easy to fool the young wolf.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans