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Japanese origin
Japanese origin精神一到何事か成らざらん (Seishin ittō nani goto ka narazaran)
Meaning: With complete concentration, anything can be achieved.
Literally: With the spirit concentrated, what thing could not be accomplished?
Example: “無理だと思っても集中して取り組めばできる。精神一到何事か成らざらんだ。” — Even if it seems impossible, you can do it if you focus: where there's a will, there's a way.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and 3 more languages
English: Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.
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)
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)
Origin: It is commonly said to come from the Classified Conversations of Master Zhu, the sayings of the Song philosopher Zhu Xi, though the passage has not been confirmed here.
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