Languagle #33: Finnish
Ahkeruus kovan onnen voittaa
"Diligence beats bad luck."
What it means
On effort outlasting misfortune. A core Finnish sentiment (cf. sisu).
What kind of saying it is
Oral tradition. In Finnish, a sananlasku. Passed down by word of mouth. Sayings like this have no single author.
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