With work, you get fire out of stone.

What it means

Even the hardest material yields to effort. Striking stone looks hopeless until the spark comes. Keep striking.

The source

"With work, you get fire out of stone." This Dutch proverb is recorded in Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Dutch Proverbs. Translated from the original Dutch by Spartan Surfers.

"Met arbeyd krijgt men vuur uit den steen."

Original Dutch, Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Dutch Proverbs. Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

Proverbs of the world (Every age). Sayings from the Latin, Greek, Norse, Japanese, Chinese and more, each traced to an old source in its own language.

Questions

What does "With work, you get fire out of stone." mean?

Even the hardest material yields to effort. Striking stone looks hopeless until the spark comes. Keep striking.

Who said "With work, you get fire out of stone."?

Dutch proverb. Source: Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Dutch Proverbs.

What is the original Dutch?

Met arbeyd krijgt men vuur uit den steen. Translated from the original Dutch by Spartan Surfers.

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"With work, you get fire out of stone." (Dutch proverb, Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Dutch Proverbs, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/with-work-you-get-fire-out-of-stone