
ProverbPerseverance
American origin1983
The ox is slow, but the earth is patient
Meaning: Steady, unhurried work in harmony with natural rhythms eventually yields abundance.
Origin: Presented as an ancient Buddhist or Chinese proverb, but it comes from the 1983 adventure film High Road to China, in which Tom Selleck's pilot, Patrick O'Malley, is told to remember that the ox is slow, but the earth is patient.
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- Você tem muita garra You have fierce, relentless determination — you claw your way through any obstacle.
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- У тебя золотые руки (u tebya zolotye ruki) You're extraordinarily skilled — able to make or fix anything with your hands.
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