Sprichwort
English translation: immortal gods
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| 19:53 May 3, 2004 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / erfolgssprichwort | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Kim Metzger Mexico Local time: 05:24 | ||||||
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| 4 | Hesiod? |
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| 3 | no pain no gain |
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| 3 | No sweat, no glory |
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6 mins confidence: 
Hesiod? Explanation: "In front of excellence, the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it." -- Hesiod, Philosopher http://hoopsu.homestead.com/success.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2004-05-03 20:03:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Before success the immortal gods have placed the sweat of our brows.\" Hard work is for Hesiod the only way to prosperity and distinction. The concept of life that Hesiod here develops is in conscious opposition to the more glorious ideals of the heroic epic of Homer. http://www.kat.gr/kat/history/Greek/Tc/Hesiod.htm |
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13 mins confidence:
no pain no gain Explanation: depends very much on how much freedom you have to translate this one but a modern option that somehow gets the idea across .... not literal I admit but might work |
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10 hrs confidence:
No sweat, no glory Explanation: Like "no pain, no gain," depends on how freely you can translate. |
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