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English - Grenada

Many hands make light work.

A task becomes easier when several people help.

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Spanish - Guatemala

Al mal tiempo, buena cara.

In bad weather, put on a good face.

Meet difficulty with courage and grace.

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French - Guinea

Petit a petit, l'oiseau fait son nid.

Little by little, the bird makes its nest.

A large task can be completed through steady small actions.

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English - Guinea-Bissau

Every little makes plenty.

Small contributions add up.

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English - Guyana

Many hands make light work.

A task becomes easier when several people help.

Open idiom

Spanish - Honduras

Al mal tiempo, buena cara.

In bad weather, put on a good face.

Meet difficulty with courage and grace.

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Hungarian - Hungary

Tobb nap, mint kolbasz.

There are more days than sausages.

There is still time; do not panic over delay.

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Icelandic - Iceland

Margt sma gerir eitt stort.

Many small things make one big thing.

Small efforts combine into a large result.

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Hindi - India

Boond boond se sagar banta hai.

Drop by drop, the ocean is made.

Small contributions can accumulate into something great.

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Indonesian - Indonesia

Sedikit sedikit lama-lama menjadi bukit.

Little by little, over time it becomes a hill.

Small savings or efforts can become substantial.

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Persian (Farsi) - Iran

Qatre qatre jam gardad, vangahi darya shavad.

Drop by drop collects and becomes a sea.

Small repeated contributions can create something vast.

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Arabic - Iraq

As sabr miftah al faraj.

Patience is the key to relief.

Endurance can open a path through hardship.

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Italian - Italy

Tra il dire e il fare c'e di mezzo il mare.

Between saying and doing lies the sea.

Plans matter less than the work required to carry them out.

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French - Ivory Coast

Petit a petit, l'oiseau fait son nid.

Little by little, the bird makes its nest.

A large task can be completed through steady small actions.

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Japanese - Japan

Nana korobi ya oki.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Resilience means rising again after repeated failure.

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Arabic - Jordan

As sabr miftah al faraj.

Patience is the key to relief.

Endurance can open a path through hardship.

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Kazakh - Kazakhstan

Emgek bar jerde, bereke bar.

Where there is labor, there is blessing.

Diligent effort brings wellbeing.

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Swahili - Kenya

Haraka haraka haina baraka.

Hurry hurry has no blessing.

Rushed work often lacks care and can lead to poor results.

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