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You fool an old woman once; the next time she shuts the door on you.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about woman, time, contentment, old, olderness

You're wasting your time trying to interest the old in new endeavors.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about interest, time, old, olderness, contentment

From September to August drink the old wine and leave the must to age.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about olderness, age, drinking, wine, old

Who fails to show restraint in their youth, will be miserable in their old age.

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

Who leaves the old way for the new, the trouble not looked for, will be found there.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about problems, old, olderness

If you marry you'll suffer in your youth, if you don't marry you'll suffer in your old age.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about suffering, olderness, youth, age, contentment, old

The old never lack for a story when they're standing in the sun or in front of a warm fireplace.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about sun, old, olderness

The young man plays the flute, the middle aged man plays the harpsichord, the old man plays the organ.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man, old, olderness

If the young had the motivation and the old had the strength, there'd be nothing that couldn't be accomplished.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about motivation, nothing, old, olderness

The ideal is a four year old dog, an eight year old horse, an eighteen year old woman and a twenty eight year old man.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about ideal, old, olderness, woman, man

It is the wandering dog that finds the old bone.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

An old wound will not go away.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

Every camel was once upon time two years old.

Proverbs and old sayings about time, old, olderness

A childless old lady is obsessed with sea shells.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

He is a fool who marries an old woman without teeth.

Proverbs and old sayings about woman, old, olderness

Old age does not announce itself.

Proverbs and old sayings about olderness, age, old

No stake ever grew old with the bark on.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

The quail waits for the stick; the idle loiterer about a place waits for a kick from an old boot.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

Old debts are never paid, and the new ones get old easily.

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

Old love and wood will burn as soon as they get the chance.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about chance, love, americans, old, olderness