Google finds a few references to it, including this one: http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2007/03/mothers_words_1.php (That's well worth a read. I particularly enjoyed the last saying in that list!)
The other expression I remember was when you asked someone how old they were, and the answer was "As old as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth"
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