Practice makes perfect

Meaning: Repeated practice leads to mastery.

Origin: An earlier English form, "use makes perfect," is recorded from the mid-16th century. The modern wording appears in John Adams's diary in 1761, where the young lawyer, reflecting on a clumsy start, wrote: "I was too incautious, and unartful in my Proceeding, but Practice makes perfect."

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

French: C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron (literally: It is by forging that one becomes a blacksmith)
Spanish: La práctica hace al maestro (literally: Practice makes the master)
Japanese: 習うより慣れろ (Narau yori narero) (literally: Get used to it rather than learning it)
German: Übung macht den Meister (literally: Practice makes the master)
Dutch: Oefening baart kunst (literally: Practice gives birth to skill)
Russian: Навык мастера ставит (Navyk mastera stavit) (literally: Skill makes the master)
Chinese: 熟能生巧 (Shú néng shēng qiǎo) (literally: Familiarity breeds skill)
Korean: 서당 개 삼 년에 풍월을 읊는다 (Seodang gae sam nyeone pungworeul eumneunda) (literally: After three years at the village school, even the dog recites poetry)