# there's no fool like an old fool

> English word · Proverb

## Definitions
1. If a person does not develop wisdom with age, then their foolishness is all the more obvious and shameful.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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