Forty Proverbs

There are forty kinds of lunacy, but only one kind of common sense. (Bantu Proverb)
Life begins at forty. View proverb
English Proverb
A fool at forty is a fool indeed. View proverb
English Proverb
In America half an hour is forty minutes. View proverb
German Proverb
He that at twenty is not, at thirty knows not, and at forty has not, will never be, nor ever know, nor ever have. View proverb
Italian Proverb
On Saint Candelora day, if it's snowing or raining, there'll be another forty days of winter. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
At twenty a man will be a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy a monkey, and at eighty nothing. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
He that is not gallant at twenty, strong at thirty, rich at forty, or experienced at fifty, will never be gallant, strong, rich, or prudent. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
A fool at forty is a fool indeed. View proverb
Ethiopian Proverb
St. Swithin's Day, if thou dost rain, for forty days it will remain; St. Swithin's Day, if thou be fair, for forty days 'twill rain no more. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Women are as beautiful as flowers when they are forty years old. (Chinese Proverb)
A horse which is tamed at forty is only good for resurrection day. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Life begins at forty. View proverb
Danish Proverb
A cup of coffee commits one to forty years of friendship. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
They made the garlic a bride, its smell did not come out for forty days. View proverb
Turkish Proverb
A madman drops a stone in a well, but forty wise men cannot take it out. View proverb
Turkish Proverb
A full pistol scares one person, an emty one scares forty people. View proverb
Turkish Proverb
He who at twenty understands nothing, at thirty knows nothing, and at forty has nothing, will lead a wretched old age. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
A madman drops a stone in a well, but forty wise men cannot take it out. View proverb
Zanzibar Proverb
Saint Swithun's day, if thou be fair, for forty days it will remain; Saint Swithun's day, if thou bring rain, for forty days it will remain. View proverb
German Proverb
A sluggard claims the wisdom of forty viziers. (Persian Proverb)
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age. View proverb
French Proverb
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