Old pottage is sooner heated than new made.
More German Proverbs:
The horse that draws best is the most whipped.German
You cannot hang a man twice.
German
No more teachers, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks.
German
Everything would be well were there not a "but."
German
He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.
German
One can speak and seven can sing.
German