"auf alten Schiffen lernt man segeln" meaning in German

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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "proverb",
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          "text": "„Die sind zu alt für uns“, erklärte ich meinem Kumpel Rudi. „Ach Unsinn, Junge! Auf alten Schiffen lernt man segeln“, antwortete Rudi fachmännisch.",
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        "Older sexual partners are preferable for learning the art of love."
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        "(slightly vulgar) Older sexual partners are preferable for learning the art of love."
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        {
          "word": "alte Ziegen lecken auch gern Salz"
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        {
          "word": "auf alten Pferden lernt man reiten"
        },
        {
          "word": "auf alten Kähnen lernt man segeln"
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        "(slightly vulgar) Older sexual partners are preferable for learning the art of love."
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    {
      "word": "auf alten Kähnen lernt man segeln"
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  "word": "auf alten Schiffen lernt man segeln"
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