Old friends to meet, old wine to drink, and old wood to burn.

Meaning: Cherished relationships and familiar comforts—people, drinks, and fires—improve with time and history.

Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.

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