There is an old proverb - every nation has government which deserves.

Well, he thought, it was an old proverb, not to look back at the end.

Give a man a fish, the old proverb goes, and he'll eat for a day.

That is an old proverb; but you don't want ever to forget it in your journey through life.

They should follow the old proverb about keeping a line of retreat open, no?

An old proverb tells us that beauty is only skin deep.

An old proverb reminds us to always look on the bright side.

An old proverb notes that nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There is an old proverb which says that you should never judge a book by its cover.

There is an old proverb which states that the eyes are a window to the soul.