skam den som ger sig

Swedish

Proverb

skam den som ger sig

  1. shame on him/her who gives up (you shouldn't give up)
    Han har försökt många gånger utan framgång, men skam den som ger sig.
    He has tried many times without success, but shame on him who gives up.
    • 2011 May 23, SVT Jämtland, “Stävhag tar nya tag”, in Sveriges Television‎[1], archived from the original on 20 March 2025:
      Skam den som ger sig. [...] Anders Stävhag [har nu] bestämt sig för att prova att nå Mount Everests topp igen.
      Shame on him who give up. Anders Stävhag has now decided to try to reach the summit of Mount Everest again.
    • 2018 November 30, Karlavagnen, “Vilket uttryck går du igång på?”, in Sveriges Radio‎[2], archived from the original on 20 March 2025:
      Ge inte upp, skam den som ger sig. [...] [D]et [är] ingen fara, det finns tid, natten är ung.
      Don't give up, shame on him who gives up. No need to worry, there's time, the night is young.

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