The official who can’t lie may as well be out of the world, [219]
The oft-moved (or rolling) stone gathers no moss, [356]
The old branch breaks if bent, [370]
The old for want of ability, and the young for want of knowledge, let things be lost, [220]
The old man at home, and the young abroad, lie after the same fashion, [220]
The old monkey gets the apple, [30]
The old ones sing, the young ones pipe (or, As the old cock crows, the young cook learns), [342]
The old saints are forgotten in the new, [291]
The old wife, if she does not serve for a pot, serves for a cover, [227]