Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / erfolgssprichwort | | German term or phrase: Sprichwort | Vor den Erfolg haben die Götter den Schweiß gesetzt.
Gibt es dafür eine englische Entsprechung? |
|  Elvira SchmidKudoZ activityQuestions: 515 (none open) ( 15 without valid answers) ( 2 closed without grading) Answers: 276
Italy
| | Local time: 14:22
|
| | 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
|
| Selected response from:
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:22
| Grading comment Danke, das ist wirklich gut!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
| |
| Discussion entries: 0 |
|---|
Automatic update in 00:
|
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
| Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 201
|
| | Grading comment | Danke, das ist wirklich gut!!! |
| | Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
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
| | | | Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
10 hrs confidence:
Return to KudoZ list
|
| | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | |
| KudoZ™ translation helpThe KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases. See also: Search millions of term translations  |
The translation workplace 
