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.
Heaven has no idea its Queen is on the edge of suicide.
Skinny-dipping is like Paris. It's always a good idea.
Ours is the age of substitutes: instead of language, we have jargon: instead of principles, slogans: and, instead of genuine ideas, bright ideas.
Great idea," I said. "Call the police. Call the fucking police.
