"Totgesagte leben länger" meaning in German

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, “those declared dead/moribund live longer”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|those declared dead/moribund live longer}} “those declared dead/moribund live longer”, {{lit|those declared dead/moribund live longer}} Literally, “those declared dead/moribund live longer” Head templates: {{head|de|proverb|head=Totgesagte leben länger}} Totgesagte leben länger
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-Totgesagte_leben_länger-de-proverb-NAnMD45O Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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