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It's never too late to mend

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  1. You're never too old to change your ways. Learning is always possible. (Compare You can't teach an old dog new tricks.)


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Etched into the floor of the segregation unit, which held cells for prisoners in solitary confinement, are the words that famously appear in the movie’s final scene : “It’s never too late! To mend.”

From Washington Post

“It’s Never Too Late to Mend” also is painted on the floor of the Collins Street facility, which was under construction in 1856 and operated until 2001.

From Washington Times

"It's never too late to mend, dey say."

From Project Gutenberg

"Dey say it's never too late to mend," moaned the Pole.

From Project Gutenberg

"It's never too late to mend," returned I. "And I'll promise for the future, if you like—so long as the relationship lasts, that is."

From Project Gutenberg