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Age makes many a man whiter, but not better. — Danish
Age brings experience, and a good mind wisdom. — Greek
Age and wedlock bring a man to his nightcap. — English
Age must have allowance. — American
Age and wedlock tame man and beast. — English
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Age and wedlock we all desire and repent of. — English
Age is a sorry travelling companion. — Danish
Age does not give sense, it only makes one go slowly. — Finnish
Age breeds aches. — English
Age gives good advice when it is no longer able to give a bad example. — American
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Age's virtues are dearly bought. — Swedish
Aged trees cannot be bent. — Japanese
An aging man gets closer to his land a nd an aging husband closer to his wife. — Ghanaian
An old man is a child for a long time. — Icelandic
Even a friend can not rescue one from old age. — Kenyan
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I have to learn how to walk on three legs s ays the hyena for when I am old. — Ugandan
In old age one again becomes a child. — Japanese
Lost years are worse than lost dollars. — Yiddish
Old age is a hundred disorders. — Welsh
Old and true love never rusts. — Hebrew
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Old age is ripeness. — American
Old age is not a blessing. — Russian
Old and tough, young and tender. — English
Old age and poverty are wounds that can't be healed. — Greek
Old age does not announce itself. — African (Zulu)
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Old age will not come alone. — Welsh
Old age is sickness enough of itself. — English
The old woman's meat is vegetables. — Ghanaian
The older one grows, the more one learns. — Dutch
The older the wiser. — English
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The old woman looks after her hens and the hens look after the old woman. — Ghanaian
There is no medicine against old age. — Ghanaian
Those who do not listen to the voice of the elderly are like trees without roots. — Nigerian
When your beard appears, childhood disappears. — Rwandan
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