a doorhinge never becomes wormeaten—constant activity staves off decay
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A door-hinge is never worm-eaten. —Constant activity staves off decay. 流水不腐，～(《吕氏春饮·尽数》) running water is never stale and a door-hinge never wormeaten(The Spring and Autumn Annales of Mr.Lv)