Don't reinvent the wheel

Meaning: Don't waste effort on solved problems.

Origin: Modern English proverb, popularized in the 20th century business world.

Translations

• French: Ne réinvente pas la roue (literally: Don't reinvent the wheel)
• Spanish: No hay que inventar la rueda (literally: You don't need to invent the wheel)
• Japanese: 車輪の再発明は無用 (Sharin no saihatsumei wa muyō) (literally: Reinventing the wheel is useless)

More proverbs about Wisdom

• Don't put the cart before the horse — Do things in the correct order.
• Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do — Sometimes unconventional paths lead to correct outcomes.
• Great minds think alike — Intelligent people often reach the same conclusions.
• Cross that bridge when you come to it — Deal with problems only when they arise.
• All roads lead to Rome — There are many ways to reach the same goal.
• You're never too old to learn — Learning is a lifelong process.

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