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When the sickness is old not even Hippocrates can help.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about help, old, olderness

Who spares himself while young, will work until he's old.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about work, old, olderness

It's always good to have an old man at a little boy's side.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about good, good luck, man, old, olderness

Death respects neither young nor old, neither poor nor rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about death, wealth, old, olderness

Although there's a new love, the old love can't be forgotten.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about love, old, olderness

Get your ox from a young cow and your horse from an old mare.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about old, olderness

Whoever falls in love with an old person laments their fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wealth, people, love, old, olderness

In old age your strength decreases and your appetite increases.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about olderness, age, old

The old woman doesn't want fun, she wants bread, wine, and fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wine, fire, fire brigade, woman, old, olderness

When the old man falls, don't laugh, the young have also fallen.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man, old, olderness

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

Who has never had good sense, and by age thirty still doesn't, certainly will never have it after that.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about common sense, sense, age, olderness, good, good luck

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