An old cat laps as much as a young kitten.
Meaning: Age doesn't diminish appetite or basic needs; elderly and young require similar sustenance.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
More proverbs about Wisdom
- As the old cock crows so crows the young. — Children naturally imitate their parents' behavior, words, and habits rather than followi…
- An old dog barks not in vain. — Experience earns credibility; when veterans finally speak, their warnings deserve serious…
- An old sack wanteth much patching. — Neglected problems compound over time, requiring increasingly costly repairs to restore w…
- The mouse that hath but one hole is easily taken. — A creature relying on single escape route faces inevitable capture when discovered.
- In an orderly house all is soon ready. — Organized systems and preventive habits eliminate the friction and delay that chaos creat…
- Some are wise, and some are otherwise. — Intelligence distributes unevenly among people; foolishness is as common as wisdom.
From our idioms
- more than meets the eye — Some hidden aspect to a situation.
- neck of the woods — An area; a place.
- need something like one needs a hole in the head — To have absolutely no need for something.