Old wine, and old friend, and old gold are beloved in all places.
[Vin vieux, amy vieux, Y or vieux sont amez en touts lieux.]
James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian, writer, aphorist
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “Proverbs in French” (1659) [compiler]
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Howell also gives a Spanish version (in the same source, "Proverbs in Spanish"):Old wine, and an old friend.
[Vino anejo, y amigo viejo.]
See Alfonso X, Bacon (1624), Herbert (1640).
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They say rather than cursing the darkness, one should light a candle. They don’t mention anything about cursing a lack of candles.
George Carlin (1937-2008) American comedian
Book (2004), When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, “Bits and Pieces”
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