ProverbPerseverance
English origin1856
English origin1856It is never too late to mend.
Meaning: Mistakes and poor situations remain fixable at any age or stage, no matter how long you've waited.
Origin: A comforting old proverb, and the title of Charles Reade's 1856 novel It Is Never Too Late to Mend, about the reform of prisons and prisoners. It means it is never too late to change for the better.
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