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The daughter of a spry old woman makes a poor housekeeper.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about woman, americans, old, olderness

Three --- friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wife, money, old, olderness, americans

You can fool an old horse once but you can't fool him twice.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, contentment, old, olderness

It is better to die young at home than to die old in a hospital.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about death, home, americans, old, olderness

Three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wife, money, old, olderness, americans

There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wife, money, old, olderness, americans

The only thing we learn from new elections is we learned nothing from the old.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about elections, things, nothing, americans, old, olderness

For everyone there is an appointed time.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, time

Wine, women and food give gladness to the heart.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, food, wine, heart

Do not drink water in the house of a merchant: he will charge you for it.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, drinking, home, house, water, contentment

A blow is repaid by the like of it, and all that is achieved is a hitting.

Proverbs and old sayings about old

God loves him who cares for the poor more than him who respects the wealthy.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, god

Empty not your soul to everybody and do not diminish thereby your importance.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, soul

One who is serious all day will never have a good time, while one who is frivolous all day will never establish a household.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, day, time, good, good luck

Inquire about everything that you may understand it. be good tempered and magnanimous, that your disposition may be attractive.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, good, good luck, contentment

Friendship is love with understanding.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, friendship, love

Good habits result from resisting temptation.

Proverbs and old sayings about temptation, habits, old, good, good luck

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly in fools.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, man

A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.

Proverbs and old sayings about sun, old, work, mother, man

Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, fishing, man, day