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Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’sActivities Ideas Center

Old Sayings or Adages

What you need:

A prepared list of sayings (or a good memory for old adages)

What to know:

• Finishing sentences from prompts can feel good, and using well-worn adages that are deeply embedded in memory makes it easy.
• Start by bringing up a complete old saying: "A penny saved is a penny earned." Talk about what that means. This can be a wonderful jumping-off point about saving money, living through the Depression, piggy banks, and so on.
• You can couch this activity as a game or make it more naturally part of conversation: "I thought of this old saying but I can't remember how the whole thing goes, do you know it?" Or, "What's that old saying you used to tell me when I was a kid? A penny saved is what?"
• Sample sayings:
• "Penny wise and... pound foolish."
• "The early bird catches... the worm."
• "Early to bed, early to rise... makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
• "Pretty is as... pretty does."
• "Seen but not... heard."
• "He who lives by the sword... dies by the sword."
• "The way to a man's heart... is through his stomach."
• "A stitch in time... saves nine."
• "Ask not what your country can do for you... but what you can do for your country."
• "Many hands make... light work."
• "An ounce of prevention is worth... a pound of cure."
• "If you can't say anything nice... don't say anything at all."