Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo.
“The devil knows more from being old than from being the devil.”
Experience gained over time is worth more than natural cunning.
— Traditional Costa Rica Wisdom, Costa Rica
Source: Traditional Costa Rican/Spanish proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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