You’re wasting your time trying to interest the old in new endeavors.
More Sicilian Proverbs:
People with money and friends don't esteem justice.Sicilian
Raising children engenders love.
Sicilian
If the winter doesn't winter, and the summer doesn't summer, the farmstead will be in trouble.
Sicilian
At the pharmacy don't taste, at the blacksmith's don't touch.
Sicilian
Earnings are of little use if one doesn't know how to save.
Sicilian
Once you've used enough seasoning; using more will spoil the dish.
Sicilian