You will never plough a field by turning it over in your mind.

Irish proverb

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Why it matters

The idea in context

The field will not be ploughed by imagination alone. The proverb is a sharp warning against endless planning: thought matters, but at some point the body has to enter the work.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Tarlayı kafanda evirip çevirerek asla süremezsin.
İrlanda atasözü

Tarla yalnızca hayal kurarak sürülmez. Atasözü bitmeyen planlamaya karşı keskin bir uyarıdır: düşünce önemlidir, ama bir noktada bedenin de işe girmesi gerekir.

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