Gdzie się z chęcią zejdzie praca, tam się hojnie trud opłaca
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What it means
“Where work meets willingness, effort is richly rewarded.” When you combine hard work with genuine enthusiasm, the results are far greater. Attitude matters as much as effort.
English equivalent
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Vocabulary
- chęć — willingness, desire, eagerness
- zejść się — to come together, to meet
- hojnie — generously, richly
- trud — toil, effort
- opłacać się — to pay off, to be worth it
Grammar note
'Zejdzie się' is the reflexive future perfective of 'zejść się'. 'Opłaca się' is the reflexive present of 'opłacać się'.
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