Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ein Ziel kann erst erreicht werden, wenn ein Weg begonnen wird
English translation:
Each step you take brings you one step closer to your goal.
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Elisabetta Rossi (X)
Jun 23, 2004 11:47
19 yrs ago
German term
Ein Ziel kann erst erreicht werden, wenn ein Weg begonnen wird
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Es handelt sich dabei um ein Zitat von Sir Edmund Hillary. Kann mir jemand helfen, das originale Zitat auf Englisch zu finden?
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Each step you take brings you one step closer to your goal.
Like I said, I would take the one that Michele Johnson suggested, as the goal is implied in the exagerated length of the journey - ya' know?
My suggestion is just some generic motivational message. See also: Goal Setting - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... First you must dream! ... Each step you take brings you one step closer to the life you
want. ... You will notice an increase in your energy level as you begin to live ...
www.motivational-messages.com/goals.html - 24k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten
My suggestion is just some generic motivational message. See also: Goal Setting - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... First you must dream! ... Each step you take brings you one step closer to the life you
want. ... You will notice an increase in your energy level as you begin to live ...
www.motivational-messages.com/goals.html - 24k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten
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Comment: "Danke an alle! Ob es von Hillary ist oder nicht weiss ich immer noch nicht (mein Freund meint, es sei von Messner ;-) )...ich habe jedenfalls entschieden es frei zu übersetzen, und zwar ähnlich wie oben..."
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Every journey starts with the first step
I am not 100% sure that this is the citation you were looking for. I'll check and let you know in a while.
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
How sure are you of the Edmund Hilary thing? This quote seems to be a Chinese proverb, alternately attributed to "anonymous" or "Confucius"
http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/1483
Try here for an alternative from Lao-Tzu:
http://www.quotationspage.com/search.php3?Author=Lao-tzu&fil...
Clearly, these are just English versions of the "original"...
http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/1483
Try here for an alternative from Lao-Tzu:
http://www.quotationspage.com/search.php3?Author=Lao-tzu&fil...
Clearly, these are just English versions of the "original"...
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Meturgan
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Olaf Reibedanz
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Katy62
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gangels (X)
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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Kathi Stock
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Derek Gill Franßen
: I'd definately take this one too. But in consideration of the asker's note, see below.
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German term (edited):
"Ein Ziel kann erst erreicht werden, wenn ein Weg begonnen wird."
Every journey begins with a single step
I get a lot of Google hits for this phrasing, but no reference to Sir Edmund Hillary....
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Note added at 45 mins (2004-06-23 12:32:26 GMT)
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Hillary\'s most famous quote seems to be:
\"It is not the mountain we conquere but ourselves\"
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Note added at 2 days 2 hrs 50 mins (2004-06-25 14:37:26 GMT)
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It seems to me that you need the exact quote by Sir Edmund Hillary, so all of our \'inventive fantasy\' won\'t really work here. You\'d probably need to refer to paper versions of books on Sir Edmund Hillary to get to the bottom of this, since it doesn\'t appear to be on the Internet.
The quote might include these 2 words which are used often in describing mountain climbing adventures (rather than \'journey\'): Destination and reaching (e.g. reaching the summit). Good luck!
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Note added at 45 mins (2004-06-23 12:32:26 GMT)
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Hillary\'s most famous quote seems to be:
\"It is not the mountain we conquere but ourselves\"
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Note added at 2 days 2 hrs 50 mins (2004-06-25 14:37:26 GMT)
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It seems to me that you need the exact quote by Sir Edmund Hillary, so all of our \'inventive fantasy\' won\'t really work here. You\'d probably need to refer to paper versions of books on Sir Edmund Hillary to get to the bottom of this, since it doesn\'t appear to be on the Internet.
The quote might include these 2 words which are used often in describing mountain climbing adventures (rather than \'journey\'): Destination and reaching (e.g. reaching the summit). Good luck!
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