I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.
Source: On rebuilt House of Commons; in Time, 6 Nov 1950.
-- Clement Attlee, (Jan 3 1883-1967), English labour party leader; As prime minister, 1945-1951, he presided over the establishment of the welfare state in Great Britain and over the granting of independence to India.