ahkeruus kovankin onnen voittaa

Finnish

Alternative forms

  • ahkeruus kovan onnen voittaa

Etymology

Literally, “determination/diligence will prevail over even tough luck”. A variant (with työ instead of ahkeruus) can be found in Henrik Florinus: Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut ("The Proper and Graceful Proverbs of the Old Finns", 1702): Tyoͤ cowangin onnen woitta.

Proverb

ahkeruus kovankin onnen voittaa

  1. you can't keep a good man down
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