you're never too old to learn

English

Proverb

you're never too old to learn

1. 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

See also

• live and learn
• you learn something new every day
• better late than never