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A young foal and an old horse draw not well together.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about old, olderness

The new is always liked, though the old is often better.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about old, olderness

Benefits grow old betimes, but injuries are long livers.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about old, olderness

The young pig must often suffer for what the old sow did.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about suffering, old, olderness

A woman may be ever so old, if she take fire she will jump.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fire, fire brigade, woman, old, olderness

Had it not been for an if, the old woman would have bitten a wolf.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about woman, old, olderness

The teeth of the puppy are growing, while the old dog is gnawing bones.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about old, olderness

When lazy horses begin to start, old women to dance, and white clouds to rain, there is no stopping them.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about dance, rain, old, olderness

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness, contentment

You can't teach an old dog how to gnaw a bone.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness, contentment

No man is so young he cannot teach, or so old he cannot learn.

Proverbs and old sayings about man, old, olderness

If you lie upon roses when young, you will lie upon thorns when old.

Proverbs and old sayings about lie, contentment, old, olderness

Lead for old iron.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness

Learned young is done old.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness

Old foxes are hard to catch.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about trap, old, olderness

Cats don't catch the old birds.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about trap, old, olderness

An old rat easily finds a hole.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness

When an old dog barks, look out.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness

An old ewe dressed lamb-fashion.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about fashion, old, olderness

An old mule with a golden bridle.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness