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by jand 730 days ago
"Was Hans nicht lernt, lernt Hänschen nimmermehr."

german, roughly - "What Hans did not learn, his son will never learn."

It is so obviously wrong as a generalized truth but painfully accurate on occasion. Cool about it: The reaction of others towards this saying is a great signal on their views regarding life, society and education.