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The first recorded use in English was by Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales .
The proverb "Better late than never" means that it is preferable to do something late than to not do it at all . Better Than Never
It is also attributed to Diogenes the Cynic, who supposedly used the phrase when asked why he was learning music in his old age . Pop Culture & Media The first recorded use in English was by
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