Practice makes perfect.
Repetitio est mater studiorum.
Meaning and origin
This proverb means that the more you practice something, the better you will become at it. It emphasizes the importance of consistent effort and dedication in achieving excellence.
The concept of practice leading to perfection has been a common belief in many cultures throughout history. The English version of the proverb first appeared in the 1550s in a book by Thomas Palmer titled "The Mirrour of Martyrs." Since then, it has become a widely used and well-known saying in English-speaking countries.
Proverbs on a similar topic
- Never too late to learn.
- Experience is the best teacher.
- Spare the rod and spoil the child.
- Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
- Better to ask the way than go astray.
- Many things are lost for want of asking.
- Mistakes are often the best teachers.
- Never offer to teach fish to swim.
- No man is born Wise or learned.
- They must hunger in frost that will not work in heat.
- What youth is used to, age remembers.
- Children when they are little make parents fools, when they are great they make them mad.
- The young pig grunts like the old sow.
- Better children weep than old men.
- One father can support ten children; ten children cannot support one father.
- The man who has not been flogged is not educated.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
- Use makes perfect.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
- Repetitio est mater studiorum. Repetition is the mother of learning.
- Repetitio mater studiorum. A repetition of the mother's studies.
- Exercitatio artem parat. Practice makes perfect.
- Lectio lecta placet, decies repetita placebit. A lesson read and enjoyed, it will be enjoyed a million times.
French
- La répétition est la mère des études. Repetition is the mother of all studies.
- Les meilleures leçons sont celles de l'éxpérience. The best lessons come from experience.
German
- Übung macht den Meister. Practice makes perfect.
- Wiederholung ist die Mutter aller Studien. Repetition is the mother of all studies.
Czech
- Opakování je matka moudrosti. Repetition is the mother of wisdom.
- Cvičení dělá mistra. Practice makes perfect.
- Rozum se cvičením brousí. Reason is sharpened by practice.