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The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Cheat me in the price, but not in the goods.

Proverbs and old sayings English

He that goes barefoot must not plant thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings English

A good candle-holder proves a good gamester.

Proverbs and old sayings English about good, good luck

Repeating a lie, doesn't make that lie true.

Proverbs and old sayings English about lie

If you want peace, you must prepare for war.

Proverbs and old sayings English about war, peace, contentment

Old sheep shouldn't dress in lamb's fashion.

Proverbs and old sayings English about fashion, old, olderness

Reputation is commonly measured by the acre.

Proverbs and old sayings English about prestige

Don't spoil the ship for a halfpenny of tar.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.

Proverbs and old sayings English about drunkenness

Age and wedlock bring a man to his nightcap.

Proverbs and old sayings English about age, olderness, man

There are no small parts, only small actors.

Proverbs and old sayings English about actors

Truth comes back where she has once visited.

Proverbs and old sayings English about truth

A bellyful is one of meat, drink, or sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings English about sadness, drinking

Misfotunes come on wings and depart on foot.

Proverbs and old sayings English

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

Proverbs and old sayings English about lie, contentment

You can have no more of a cat than her skin.

Proverbs and old sayings English about contentment

Never step over one duty to perform another.

Proverbs and old sayings English about duty

No man is angry that feels not himself hurt.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

Revenge is a dish that should be eaten cold.

Proverbs and old sayings English about revenge