Cnota zawżdy na dobre wynidziesz
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What it means
Virtue always leads to a good outcome — doing the right thing will eventually be rewarded.
English equivalent
Virtue is its own reward.
Vocabulary
- cnota — virtue
- zawżdy — always (archaic form of 'zawsze')
- wynidziesz — you will come out, you will emerge (archaic)
Grammar note
'Zawżdy' and 'wynidziesz' are archaic forms, reflecting the age of this proverb. 'Wynidziesz' is the future second-person singular of an old verb 'wynijść'.
Cultural context
The archaic vocabulary marks this as an old proverb, likely from early modern Polish literature.
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