ProverbPerseverancePolish origin

Dla chcącego nic trudnego

Meaning: Wanting something badly enough makes anything possible.

Literally: For one who wants, nothing is hard

Example: “Nauczył się grać na gitarze w trzy miesiące. Dla chcącego nic trudnego.” — He learned the guitar in three months: where there's a will, there's a way.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 3 more languages

  • English: Where there's a will, there's a way
  • French: Vouloir, c'est pouvoir (literally: To want is to be able)
  • Spanish: Querer es poder (literally: To want is to be able)
  • Japanese: 意志あるところに道は開ける (Ishi aru tokoro ni michi wa hirakeru) (literally: Where there is will, a path opens)
  • German: Wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg (literally: Where there is a will, there is also a way)
  • Italian: A chi vuole, non mancano modi (literally: To one who wants, ways are not lacking)
  • Portuguese: Querer é poder (literally: To want is to be able)
  • Chinese: 有志者事竟成 (Yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng) (literally: One who has the will succeeds in the end)

Origin: The rhyme of chcącego (one who wants) and trudnego (difficult) makes it a favorite Polish encouragement.

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