Old wives tales Quote by Horace

Old wives' tales are not enough in a day when old wives and old men, too, are constantly moving away from their labours.

— Vincent Massey

For men and women are not only themselves; they are also the region in which they are born, the city apartment or farm in…

— W. Somerset Maugham

Jokes spread around the world and embed themselves in our shared culture; the most resonant of them get lodged in the language in the…

— Jimmy Carr

I had been fed, in my youth, a lot of old wives' tales about the way men would instantly forsake a beautiful woman to…

— Dorothy Parker

Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.

— Yoko Ono

“Age doesn't cure foolishness—it only tells everyone that someone is an old fool rather than a young one,”

— Connie Suttle

My wife never lies about her age. She just tells everyone she's as old as I am. Then she lies about my age.

— Robert Orben

Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for…

— Anonymous

“Oft it may be chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that once were heedful for the wise to know.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory…

— J. R. R. Tolkien

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

— Horace

Here is the world of imagination, hopes, and dreams. In this timeless land of enchantment, the age of chivalry, magic and make-believe are reborn…

— Walt Disney