Totgesagte leben länger
German, proverb
Totgesagte leben länger is spelled T-O-T-G-E-S-A-G-T-E-L-E-B-E-N-L-Ä-N-G-E-R (21 letters). Totgesagte leben länger is a German proverb meaning “Those people, institutions or customs which are widely believed in irrecoverable decline, often turn out to be the most persistent and may…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Totgesagte leben länger mean in English?
proverb
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Those people, institutions or customs which are widely believed in irrecoverable decline, often turn out to be the most persistent and may outlast those that now seem livelier; a creaking door hangs longest; there's life in the old dog yet.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).