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o que non está morrendo está aprendendo

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Galician

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Etymology

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Literally, those who aren't dying, are learning.

Proverb

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o que non está morrendo está aprendendo

  1. you learn something new every day (uttered after acquiring new knowledge)
    • 1897, Enrique Labarta, O sacreto do tio Sanfona:
      —Éche ben raro o conto. Nunca tal ouín na miña vida. ¡Vai a vella morrendo e vaiche aprendendo!
      "This story is weird. I've never heard something like that in my life. You learn something new every day! (literally=the old lady is dying and learning!)

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