🗣️ Brazil: “Soft water on hard stone beats until it pierces”

Portuguese proverb · Americas

Água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura.

ˈaɡwa ˈmɔli ẽj ˈpɛdɾa ˈduɾa, ˈtɐ̃tu ˈbatʃi aˈtɛ ki ˈfuɾa

“Soft water on hard stone beats until it pierces”

Persistence wears down the hardest obstacle — steady repetition breaks stone.

About this proverb

Origin country	Brazil
Region	Americas
Language	Portuguese
Romanisation	ˈaɡwa ˈmɔli ẽj ˈpɛdɾa ˈduɾa, ˈtɐ̃tu ˈbatʃi aˈtɛ ki ˈfuɾa

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