old sayings

[conahy calling]

• You would think that butter would not melt in her mouth (said of someone who was not as innocent as first believed)

[tedscout]

It might have been said I haven't read all 49 pages.

But one I never understood was "Your father loves you more than your mother"

My dad said it to my mum when her pettycoat was showing.

Can anyone tell me where it comes from?

[a-l]

Never heard that one tedscout ,sorry.

[Redroger]

My wife's step father would say "If things don't alter they'll stay as they are" which to me is really meaningless.  Yorkshire West Riding in origin.

[ann255]

Perhaps it means that if you are unhappy with how thing are, then things have to change, or you have to change?

[conahy calling]

• The old dog for the hard road  (Its best to have experience to do a difficult task)
• A cat has nine lives (they can have many narrow escapes from death)
  • Honesty is the best policy
    

[Flattybasher9]

Old golfers don't die, they just loose their balls.

Old boxers don't die, they just get new elastic.

Old fishermen don't die, they just get hooked on something else.

Old gardeners don't die, they just turn over a new leaf.

[a-l]

I would if I could but I can't so I sha'nt

[iluleah]

A nice one for genealogy ........

Gone but not forgotten