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"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" is a saying that refers to the way that older people get set in their ways and are not very open to change. This saying can be traced back to the 1500s, when a man named Fitzherbert wrote a book on animal husbandry and included this idiom.
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Who said no country this for old men?
W B Yeats' poem Sailing to Byzantium has two versions.The first version has This is no country for old men as its first line. The second version begins That is no country for old men.
Who first said old age is not for cowards?
I believe the quote you are looking for is actually "Old age is no place for sissies." It was originally said by Bette Davis. I have found a few instances where people have been quoted as saying "they say old age is not for cowards", but I believe this is only a matter of misquoting the original statement made by Bette Davis.
Who coined the lost generation?
Gertrude Stein is said to have used it first. The term is attributed to Gertrude Stein, an American writer living in France, who associated with many well known artists and writers in the period following WWI through her death in 1946.
What does Dirty Old Man mean?
It means you are a older guy that needs to take a shower and is horny or very aggressiveto whoever said that.
Who said never pick a fight with an old man?
I have read that it was Hemmingway, but I cannot confirm it. I looked for the quote on a list of quotes by him but did not find it.
How many tricks can a Yorkshire Terrier learn?
ther isn't a limit to the amount of tricks she could learn, i have a yorkie, she knows 10 or 11 tricks and shes still learning. it is said that once u teach a yorkie something 15 times, comprehesively, they should get it!
How do global winds and the jet stream influence weather and climatic conditions?
they cant function im a science professer and my kids said they cant function and i teach college kids
Can you work if a doctors said you can?
no.... no you cant
How do you say teach in abaluya language?
The English word 'teach', are said in Abaluhya (Luhya) language as "echesia".
What does peter torkelson of the Monkees teach?
It is said that he had a romance with chemistry.
A sentence for the word independence?
I used independence,my teach had said to me
Who said learn from the masses then teach them?
Mao tseng-tong
How do you change your age on our world the game?
You Cant When You've Said It You've Said It.
Who said teach the rebels and traitors that the price they are to pay for the attemp to abolish government must be the abolition of slavery?
Fredrick Douglas in this first meeting with president Lincoln.
How come you cant get the meat in the dragons bowl in the first part of rune scape?
You need to follow "exactly" what is said for you to do, otherwise you'll have trouble.
How does harry do his tricks?
well for some of his tricks he modified the trap he was in the he got out easily then while the band played music louder and faster he fixed the trap and modified it again so it was the way they said it was
What does Jesus teach about the time that he will return?
He said "Don't hold your breath."
