If you see a frog squatting on his house, don't ask him for a chair.
If the lady of the house breaks something it is an unfortunate accident; if the servant does, then it is a terrible disaster.
Mix with your neighbors, and you learn what's doing in your own house.
I had a dream about you. The seasons changed, but you did not. You were the same old person you always were, only older. And I was the same old person I always was, only younger. Yes, I’d discovered the Fountain of Youth, and since we were such old...
I truly am %100 convinced that, if you want to raise knights and noble women, you must teach your children the philosophies of old. I have been teaching my son ancient philosophies since he was nine years old. It becomes a thought pattern, a way of l...
[Old Sixsmith notices the "shooting star"-shaped birthmark] Old Rufus Sixsmith: That's a very peculiar birthmark. Luisa Rey: Yeah, my mom was sure it was going to be cancerous and kept trying to get me to remove it, but... I kinda like it. Old Rufus ...
Arif: Would you mind if I turned on on the music? Old Villager: What kind of music? I don't listen to foreign music! How can I be sure that ain't swearing at my mother! Arif: How old is your mother? Old Villager: She is still alive, 93 by now. Arif: ...
Old Woman: [first lines - dark street] You can't sleep here. Jean Valjean: Get away from me. Old Woman: Why don't you go to an inn? Jean Valjean: Why do you think? Old Woman: Can't you knock on doors and ask people? Jean Valjean: I asked. I ask every...
An old lion will be mocked by the dogs.
An old coachman loves the crack of the whip.
Cats don't catch the old birds.
Old cats love young mice.
The best soup is made of old meat.
Truth is twelve years old.
Old churches have dark windows.
Rich gamblers and old trumpeters are rare.
Old horses don't forget the way.
Death does not take the old but the ripe.
An old ox makes a straight furrow.
A good drink makes the old young.
Education is the best provision for old age.
