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亀の甲より年の功。

(かめ)(こう)より(とし)(こう)
Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.
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年の功というのか、彼の意見はさすがに一日の長いがあるね。

(とし)(こう)というのか、(かれ)意見(いけん)はさすがに(いち)(にち)(なが)いがあるね。
Maybe it's his age but his opinions seem a little more grounded in experience than everyone else's.