ProverbHuman Nature
French origin
French originC'est dans les vieux pots qu'on fait la meilleure soupe
Meaning: Experience, and older people, often do things best.
Literally: It's in old pots that the best soup is made
Example: “Le vieux menuisier a réparé en une heure ce que personne n'arrivait à faire. C'est dans les vieux pots qu'on fait la meilleure soupe.” — The old carpenter fixed in an hour what nobody else could: there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Equivalents in English, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, and Russian
English: There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
Spanish: Gallina vieja hace buen caldo (literally: An old hen makes good broth)
Japanese: 腐っても鯛 (Kusatte mo tai) (literally: Even rotten, it's still a sea bream)
Italian: Gallina vecchia fa buon brodo (literally: An old hen makes good broth)
Russian: Старый конь борозды не испортит (Staryy kon' borozdy ne isportit) (literally: An old horse won't spoil the furrow)
Origin: A well-used pot, seasoned by years of cooking, is said to make better soup than a new one.
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