The elements of modernism provided to education are increasingly often brought into discussion, to the detriment of preserving traditions and old teachings, preponderantly in the ethics. From this reason, the continuity in education becomes an interesting topic for current education, attempting to reveal the good examples after which we can guide ourselves. The necessity of continuous and permanent education is an aspect that is very well highlighted in the popular wisdom proverbs left inheritance by people who experienced them before many philosophers and teachers. More precisely, the proverbs can be those elements that assure a correct, precise structure, as well as a consistency, continuity in education. And because we consider them so necessary and important for a lifetime education, we will emphasize a perspective of proverbs role beyond the compulsory school age in this article.