New broom sweep clean, but old broom know de corner.
“A new broom sweeps clean, but the old broom knows the corners.”
Newcomers may impress at first, but experience knows the hidden details.
— Traditional Jamaica Wisdom, Jamaica
Source: Traditional Jamaica proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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