English
Etymology
From German Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker, which has been variously translated, from Friedrich Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols.
Proverb
what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
- Hardship builds moral character.
Translations
hardship builds moral character
- Arabic: مَا لَا يَقْتُلُكَ يَجْعَلُكَ أَقْوَى m (mā lā yaqtuluka yajʕaluka ʔaqwā), مَا لَا يَقْتُلُكِ يَجْعَلُكِ قُويَا f (mā lā yaqtuluki yajʕaluki qūyā)
- Chinese:
- Hokkien: 垃圾食，垃圾大 (lah-sap chia̍h, lah-sap tōa)
- Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
- Czech: co tě nezabije, to tě posílí
- Finnish: se, mikä ei tapa, vahvistaa
- French: ce qui ne tue pas rend plus fort (fr)
- German: was dich nicht umbringt, macht dich stärker
- Hebrew: מה שלא הורג, מחשל (ma she-ló horég, mechashél)
- Polish: co cię nie zabije, to cię wzmocni
- Portuguese: o que não mata, engorda
- Romanian: ce nu te omoară, te face mai puternic
- Slovak: čo ťa nezabije, to ťa posilní
- Spanish: lo que no te mata, te hace más fuerte, lo que no mata, engorda
- Swedish: det som inte dödar härdar
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