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It's difficult to chain up an old dog.

Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness

An old ape never made a pretty grimace.

Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness

There is no hunting but with old hounds.

Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness

Nothing grows old sooner than a kindness.

Proverbs and old sayings French about nothing, old, olderness

An old poacher makes the best gamekeeper.

Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness

A surgeon should be young, a physician old.

Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness

Youth lives on hope, old age on remembrance.

Proverbs and old sayings French about olderness, youth, hope, age, old

When all sins grow old covetousness is young.

Proverbs and old sayings French about sin, old, olderness

An old oven is easier to heat than a new one.

Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness

If the young only knew; if the old only could.

Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness

Old love and old brands kindle at all seasons.

Proverbs and old sayings French about love, old, olderness

With an old husband's hide one buys a young one.

Proverbs and old sayings French about husband, old, olderness

When the devil grows old he turns himself hermit.

Proverbs and old sayings French about devil, old, olderness

There is no old bread that cannot find its cheese.

Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness

When all other sins are old avarice is still young.

Proverbs and old sayings French about sin, old, olderness

It is the old cow's notion that she never was a calf.

Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness

A colt you may break, but an old horse you never can.

Proverbs and old sayings French about contentment, old, olderness

When all other sins are old, greed still stays young.

Proverbs and old sayings French about greed, sin, old, olderness

What the colt learns in youth his continues in old age.

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

If youth but had the knowledge and old age the strength.

Proverbs and old sayings French about olderness, youth, knowledge, age, old