there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle

proverb

Age does not inherently diminish the value or utility of an object or individual.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Age does not inherently diminish the value or utility of an object or individual.

Translations

Finnish vanhuus ei ole este
  • vanhuus ei ole estejust because something or someone is old does not mean that it or they are no longer useful or worthwhile
French c'est dans les vieux pots qu'on fait la meilleure soupe
  • c'est dans les vieux pots qu'on fait la meilleure soupejust because something or someone is old does not mean that it or they are no longer useful or worthwhile
Italian gallina vecchia fa buon brodo
  • gallina vecchia fa buon brodojust because something or someone is old does not mean that it or they are no longer useful or worthwhile
Polish nawet w starości ludzie potrafią wiele
  • nawet w starości ludzie potrafią wielejust because something or someone is old does not mean that it or they are no longer useful or worthwhile
Cite this entry
APA

there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20many%20a%20good%20tune%20played%20on%20an%20old%20fiddle

MLA

“there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20many%20a%20good%20tune%20played%20on%20an%20old%20fiddle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20many%20a%20good%20tune%20played%20on%20an%20old%20fiddle.

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