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while the grass grows, the steed starves
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
物事を成し遂げようとする過程で、努力の結果が手遅れになる場合がある / 取り組む間に時間がかかり、最終的に目標や夢が実現できなくなることを警告している / 遅れた行動の結果、機会を逃し、望む成果にたどり着かないという戒め
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In the process of trying to achieve something, one's aspirations may be realized too late.
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while the grass grows, the steed starves
My grandfather always warned me with the proverb 'while the grass grows, the steed starves' whenever I hesitated to act.
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My grandfather always warned me with the proverb 'while the grass grows, the steed starves' whenever I hesitated to act.
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