Better late than never

Meaning: Doing something late is better than not doing it at all.

Origin: Latin proverb (Potius sero quam numquam), used by Livy.

Translations

• French: Mieux vaut tard que jamais (literally: Better late than never)
• Spanish: Más vale tarde que nunca (literally: Better late than never)
• Japanese: 遅くとも何もしないよりはまし (Osoku tomo nani mo shinai yori wa mashi) (literally: Late is better than doing nothing)

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