Dec 21, 2009 08:54
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
Mejor se guarda lo que con trabajo se gana
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Hello,
According to the text I'm translating, this is a text by Roman philosopher Seneca. I am having a hard time finding an equivalent in English. Any suggestions on a saying by Seneca or an equivalent saying in general. Thanks in advance.
According to the text I'm translating, this is a text by Roman philosopher Seneca. I am having a hard time finding an equivalent in English. Any suggestions on a saying by Seneca or an equivalent saying in general. Thanks in advance.
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Wealth got by labour is sweet in the enjoyment
This is just a quoted translation of "magna venit nulli sine magno fama labore" -- but the line is from Horace, Saturnalia.
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Money earned is never burned
I think it conveys the same idea
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Don't burn what you earn/Don't waste what you make.
Either one should work here.
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marybro
: Lucius Annaeus Seneca's writings are all about frugality and hard work (critical of living beyond one's means)
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And they are as true today as they were during his lifetime. Thank you, Marybro. And Happy Holidays. :)
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Hard earned money never disappears
It is the opposite of "easy come, easy go" really, isn't it?
But I think the expression I'm suggesting is an Indian one, and definitely not from Seneca.
But it might point you in the right direction.
But I think the expression I'm suggesting is an Indian one, and definitely not from Seneca.
But it might point you in the right direction.
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: sorry, I didn't read your explanation before answering!
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thanks Deborah, I was going to post it as an answer but felt the emphasis was wrong.
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easy come, easy go
this is the other aspect of it but is a very common saying -- it means that what you haven't had to earn, you spend freely
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Carol Gullidge
: even though this is switching it round, it is extremely idiomatic, and implies the same thing
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thanks Carol, Happy Christmas! - Deb
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Clare Hogg
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
My passion is your project
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves
British English idiom
i.e. save your hard-earned salary and it will soon add up to make a large amount.
It´s a bit different from the original, but a similar kind of idea.
i.e. save your hard-earned salary and it will soon add up to make a large amount.
It´s a bit different from the original, but a similar kind of idea.
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John Cutler
Spain
Spain
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Spain
A unique combination of skills
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
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A penny saved is a penny earned
Quoting someone else but expressing the same idea.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-12-21 13:46:58 GMT)
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Mnemosyne, Vol. XL, Fase. 1-2 (1987) THE ADVERSARIOS IN SENECA'S ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
de GB Lavery - 1987 - Citado por 1 - Artículos relacionados
could Seneca be satirizing a more self-serving motive? As the maxim says: a penny saved is a penny earned. Might not philoso- phy be recruited ...
www.jstor.org/stable/4431598
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-12-21 13:46:58 GMT)
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Mnemosyne, Vol. XL, Fase. 1-2 (1987) THE ADVERSARIOS IN SENECA'S ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
de GB Lavery - 1987 - Citado por 1 - Artículos relacionados
could Seneca be satirizing a more self-serving motive? As the maxim says: a penny saved is a penny earned. Might not philoso- phy be recruited ...
www.jstor.org/stable/4431598
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Vladimir Martinez
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Even Sport items
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Cuban)
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
you care the most for what you sweating have lost!
He who sweats a lot cares more about the pot!
Lo que con sudor se gana se cuida mas!
Lo que con sudor se gana se cuida mas!
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Hold on to your hard earned money
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