it is never too late to learn
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1678 R. L’ESTRANGE Seneca’s Morals II. xx. It is never too late to learn what it is always necessary to know.
1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 266 Never too late to learn.
1856 W. COLLINS Lady of Glenwith Grange in After Dark II. 3 ‘It is never too late to learn,’ cried he. ‘I will make a fisherman of you in no time, if you will only attend to my directions.’
1927 E. F. BENSON Lucia in London ii. We want to know what the cosmopolitan mind is thinking about. Of course we’re old, but it is never too late to learn.
2002 Washington Times 17 Feb. B3 To his credit, Norman Mailer later said that he felt ‘a very large responsibility’ for Mr. Adan’s murder, and admitted that he ‘never thought Abbott was close to killing... I was not sensitive to the fact.’ It’s never too late to learn.
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it is never too late to learn — there is always something new to learn, one is never too old to learn something new … English contemporary dictionary
never too old to learn — See also the two preceding proverbs (it is never too late to learn, it is never too late to mend). Cf. SENECA Epistle LXXVI. iii. tamdiu discen dum est, quamdiu nescias: si proverbio credimus, quamdiu vivas, we must go on learning as long as we… … Proverbs new dictionary
Never Too Late for Love — Infobox Book | name = Never Too Late for Love image caption = Cover to Stonehouse edition of Never Too Late for Love author = Warren Adler country = USA language = English genre = Fiction/Short Stories publisher = Homestead release date =… … Wikipedia
it is never too late to mend — See also the two adjacent proverbs (it is never too late to learn, never too old to learn). 1590 R. GREENE (title) Never too late. 1594 LODGE & GREENE Looking Glass for London I3v Amends may neuer come too late. c 1645 J. HOWELL Familiar Letters… … Proverbs new dictionary
never — see never is a long time never say never it is never too late to learn it is never too late to mend never too old to learn better late than never never send a boy to do a man’s … Proverbs new dictionary
late — adjective see the early man never borrows from the late man it is never too late to learn it is never too late to mend it is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted adverb see better late than never … Proverbs new dictionary
learn — see live and learn it is never too late to learn never too old to learn we must learn to walk before we can run don’t go near the water until you learn how to swim … Proverbs new dictionary
learn — [ lɜrn ] (past tense and past participle learned [ lɜrnt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to gain knowledge or experience of something, for example by being taught: a bright girl who is already learning the alphabet research into how… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
too — I [[t]tu͟ː[/t]] ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING ♦ 1) ADV: cl/group ADV You use too after mentioning another person, thing, or aspect that a previous statement applies to or includes. Nice to talk to you. Nice to talk to you too. ... I ve got a… … English dictionary
learn */*/*/ — UK [lɜː(r)n] / US [lɜrn] verb Word forms learn : present tense I/you/we/they learn he/she/it learns present participle learning past tense learnt UK [lɜː(r)nt] / US [lɜrnt] or learned past participle learnt or learned Get it right: learn: Use… … English dictionary
