ProverbPerseveranceEnglish origin16th c.

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart

Meaning: With true determination and commitment, any obstacle can be overcome.

Origin: Found in John Heywood's 16th-century collections of proverbs. It holds that determination can overcome any obstacle, and has a close cousin in "where there's a will, there's a way."

Equivalents in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and 2 more languages

  • French: Vouloir, c'est pouvoir (literally: To want is to be able)
  • Spanish: Querer es poder (literally: To want is to be able)
  • 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)
  • Polish: Dla chcącego nic trudnego (literally: For one who wants, nothing is hard)
  • Chinese: 有志者事竟成 (Yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng) (literally: One who has the will succeeds in the end)

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