Old Age, Opportunity and Optimism : ProverbsKey-Words Based Proverbs
Old Age :
An old cat laps as a young kitten.
An old dog bites sore.
An old dog does not bark for nothing.
An old fox needs no craft.
An old lion is better than a young ass.
An old man is a bed full of bones.
An old man never wants a tale to tell.
An old man's sayings are seldom untrue.
An old ox will find shelter for himself.
An old poacher makes the best keeper.
Old age brings companions with it.
Old age comes uncalled.
Old men are twice the children.
Old people see best in the distance.
The old forget. The young don't know.
The old man's counsel is half deed.
What the old man does is always correct.
Opportunity :
Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
The tide must be taken when it comes.
When fortune smiles embrace her.
Put out your tubs when it is raining.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Optimism :
After a storm comes a calm.
He that falls today may rise tomorrow.
Nothing so bad but it might have been worse.
There is a good time coming.
After black clouds, clear weather.
A foul morning may turn to a fair day.
The longest day has an end.
Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea.
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