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A man may die old at thirty and young at eighty.

Proverbs and old sayings English about death, man, old, olderness

There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

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

You must not expect old heads upon young shoulders.

Proverbs and old sayings English about heads, old, olderness, contentment

There is no better looking-glass than an old friend.

Proverbs and old sayings English about old, olderness

A man is as old as he feels, a woman as old as she looks.

Proverbs and old sayings English about woman, old, olderness, man

Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll no' steal when he's old.

Proverbs and old sayings English about thieves, old, olderness

They who would be young when they are old must be old when they are young.

Proverbs and old sayings English about old, olderness

Young people don't know what age is, and old people forget what youth was.

Proverbs and old sayings English about people, olderness, youth, age, old

Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old.

Proverbs and old sayings English about children, mother, old, olderness

Old love does not rust.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about love, old, olderness

The new boat will find the old stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about old, olderness

Who is quick in youth will be diligent in old age.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about olderness, youth, age, old

Who reminds of an old thing will have his eye picked out.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about things, old, olderness

Who is a piece of stick in youth will be a block of wood in old age.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about olderness, youth, age, old

The old man looks death in the eye, the young man keeps him behind his back.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about death, man, old, olderness

Oh old hyena eat me without making excuses.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about old, olderness

While trying to pull down something from the antique she lost what she had under her armpit.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about old

You cannot teach the old gorilla the road.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness, contentment

Heavy is an old man's fall.

Proverbs and old sayings about fall, man, old, olderness

Old ravens are not easy to fool.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness