14:40 Dec 2, 2020 |
German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / quotes | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Mair A-W (PhD) Germany Local time: 01:33 | ||||||
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You acquire self-confidence... Explanation: ...by tackling the things you dread (the most), thus building on good experiences. That's my version. No attempt was done to find an already existing translation. |
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If you want to conquer fear Explanation: Yes I think it is this quote, sometimes it changes a lot during translation. "If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy." https://www.azquotes.com/quote/48672 |
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The way to develop self-confidence... Explanation: “The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear, and get a record of successful experiences behind you.” ― William Jennings Bryan https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/151665-the-way-to-develop-s... It must be this, but apparently with the wrong attribution? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2020-12-03 16:09:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- To update this based Alison's reference: although the internet attributes this quote to Bryan, it seems it actually appears in a book by Carnegie -- hence the Carnegie attribution -- but in an appendix *not* written by Carnegie. However, although the precise wording appears to be attributable to Thomas, he's obviously paraphrasing Carnegie -- I wouldn't call it a Lowell Thomas quote exactly either... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2020-12-03 16:10:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- *based *on* |
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