
ProverbPerseverance
International origin
It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop
Meaning: Progress at any pace is still progress; what matters is persisting, not speed.
Origin: Widely posted as a saying of Confucius, but it does not appear in the Analects or other classical texts. It resembles a later Chinese saying, bù pà màn, jiù pà zhàn — don't fear being slow, fear only standing still.
Equivalents in German
German: Beharrlichkeit führt zum Ziel (literally: Perseverance leads to the goal)
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