Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
eine reise von tausend meilen
English translation:
Even the longest journey begins with (but/just) a single step.
Added to glossary by
danilingua
Jun 10, 2003 11:00
21 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
... weil Sprache meine Leidenschaft ist
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German
eine reise von tausend meilen
German to English
Art/Literary
beginnt mit einem schritt
wo sucht Ihr, wenn Ihr Sprichwörter sucht? UNd wie würdet Ihr das übersetzen?
wo sucht Ihr, wenn Ihr Sprichwörter sucht? UNd wie würdet Ihr das übersetzen?
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
1 day 4 hrs
Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Colombia
Native in German
Colombia
Finance / Trading / Blockchain / Crypto
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German, Spanish to German, and 2 more.
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I would get rid of the thousand miles
Daniela, I think you should get rid of the thousand miles and just say, more simply:
Even the longest journey begins with (but/just) a single step.
OR:
All journeys begin with (but/just) a single step.
OR:
A journey begins with a single step.
But the other suggested options are of course fine, too.
Happy choosing!
Even the longest journey begins with (but/just) a single step.
OR:
All journeys begin with (but/just) a single step.
OR:
A journey begins with a single step.
But the other suggested options are of course fine, too.
Happy choosing!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you for your suggestion. And thanks to all the other ideas. This one has a nice flow to it :-)"
+6
4 mins
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step
As philosopher Lao Tzu said...
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Cilian O'Tuama
: '... begins with the first step', oder?
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Robin Ward
: Agree with Cilian
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Daniel Jeory
: as you've written it
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Henrique Magalhaes
25 mins
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Andrea Nemeth-Newhauser
: This version I found in The International Thesaurus of Quotations, labeled a Chinese proverb.
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Ellen Zittinger
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Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
: no 'must'
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7 mins
Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in German
&
English
United Kingdom
Transcreation, Marketing/PR, Literary
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: English to German, German to English
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
according to Confucius ...
www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/c/q101806.html
www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/c/q101806.html
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Michele Johnson
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John Bowden
1 hr
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LegalTrans D
: and Mao used it as a slogan for his Long March
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Andrea Nemeth-Newhauser
: The Multicultural Dictionary of Proverbs says "... with one step." and calls it a Japanese proverb.
1 hr
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Armorel Young
1 hr
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roneill
6 hrs
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Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
14 hrs
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Bernard Myers
1 day 39 mins
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19 mins
A thousand-mile journey starts with but a single step
.
+1
41 mins
Roddy Stegemann
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Search HKLNA!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Japanese to English, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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285
A long journey begins with a telephone call to a local travel agent.
I thought you might enjoy something a little more contemporary.
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LegalTrans D
: ...or the first mouse click, if you want to be with the program
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Vielen Dank. Mich freut es, daß es auch andere gibt, die die Zukunft vom Standpunkt der Gegenwart schauen.
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Klaus Herrmann
: Beam me up, Scotty.
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Mich freut es auch, daß es andere geben, die Ihre vergangene Negativität durch gegenwärtige Neutralität zu unterdrücken verstehen.
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