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English origin
English originNothing is impossible to a willing mind.
Meaning: Determination and mental resolve can overcome obstacles that seem insurmountable through sheer commitment.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
Equivalents in French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, and 3 more languages
French: À qui veut, rien n'est impossible (literally: To one who wills, nothing is impossible)
Spanish: Querer es poder (literally: To want is to be able)
Japanese: 精神一到何事か成らざらん (Seishin ittō nani goto ka narazaran) (literally: With the spirit concentrated, what thing could not be accomplished?)
German: Wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg (literally: Where there is a will, there is also a way)
Italian: Volere è potere (literally: To want is to be able)
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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