Proverbs bear age, and he who would do well may view himself in them as in a looking glass.

Quote by Italian Proverb

Topics: Age Quotes

He saith little that loveth much

He saith little that loveth much

Six feet of earth make us all equal

Six feet of earth make us all equal

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

Of two cowards, the one who finds the other out first has the advantage

Of two cowards, the one who finds the other out first has the advantage

Old wine and friends improve with age.

Old wine and friends improve with age.

Speak of the devil and he appears

Speak of the devil and he appears

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice.

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice.

When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box

When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box

One is never too old to yearn

One is never too old to yearn

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader...

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader...

He dances well to whom fortune pipes

He dances well to whom fortune pipes

He who is not impatient is not in love.

He who is not impatient is not in love.

Hope is the last thing ever lost

Hope is the last thing ever lost

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice

Anger can be an expensive luxury

Anger can be an expensive luxury

Bed is the poor man's opera

Bed is the poor man's opera

Early to bed and early to rise probably indicates unskilled labor.

Early to bed and early to rise probably indicates unskilled labor.

The bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we...

The bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we...