Fish and guests smell at three days old.
Old praise dies unless you feed it.
The old cow forgets that she was once a calf.
It is Mr. Old-Man-Monkey who marries Mrs.Old-Woman-Monkey.
As the old birds sing, so the young ones twitter.
An old spinster is not worth more than an unposted letter.
When a lion is old, he becomes the plaything of jackals.
When the snake is old, the frog will tease him.
A woman is as old as she wishes to tell you.
An old hen makes strong soup.
An old dog can't get used to chains.
The coat is quite new, only the holes are old.
To keep a new friend, never break with the old.
No stake ever grew old with the bark on.
Better to be off with the old love before we be on with the new.
It is the wandering dog that finds the old bone.
If you would live healthy, be old early.
There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
True love never grows old.
Never trust overmuch to a new friend or an old enemy.
We've put more effort into helping folks reach old age than into helping them enjoy it.
