Fester Entschluss kann Himmel und Erde bewegen
English translation: Determination can move heaven and earth.
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| 3 +3 | Determination can move heaven and earth. |
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| 4 | Firm decisions move heaven and earth |
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peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3Determination can move heaven and earth. Explanation: or(more naturally in English) 'can move mountains'. My gut feel is that the German *is* a translation.\ sample ref: NOVA | Secrets of the Samurai Sword | Way of the Warrior | PBS Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due ... www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/samurai/way-nf.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2007-10-30 10:46:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Is this a genuine Goethe quote? The ghits I see for the phrase are all 'sagt man'. |
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