English
Proverb
you're never too old to learn
- It is possible to learn new things, at any age; one should follow one's desires and dreams.
- Synonym: it's never too late to mend
- Antonym: you can't teach an old dog new tricks
Translations
proverb
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 活到老,學到老 / 活到老,学到老 (zh) (huó dào lǎo, xué dào lǎo)
- Danish: man skal lære så længe man lever
- Finnish: aina voi oppia jotakin uutta
- French: il n'est jamais trop tard pour apprendre
- German: man ist nie zu alt zum Lernen
- Italian: non sei mai troppo vecchio per imparare
- Japanese: 六十の手習い (rokujū no tenarai)
- Polish: człowiek uczy się przez całe życie
- Portuguese: nunca é tarde para aprender (literally “it is never late to learn”)
- Russian: учи́ться никогда́ не по́здно (učítʹsja nikogdá ne pózdno), век живи́ — век учи́сь (ru) (vek živí — vek učísʹ)
- Swedish: man lär så länge man lever
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