Nothing is as new as something which as been long forgotten.
More German Proverbs:
What's one man's meat's another man's poison.German
Buy your neighbour's ox, and woo your neighbour's daughter.
German
For a lot of people their conscience lives in the middle of the street.
German
Marriage is the opposite to a fever attack; it begins very hot and ends very cold.
German
One man may steal a horse while another may not look over the hedge.
German
If the servant grows rich and the master poor, they are both good for nothing.
German