"fall seven times, stand up eight" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: Calque of Japanese 七転び八起き (nana korobi ya oki). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|ja|七転び八起き|tr=nana korobi ya oki}} Calque of Japanese 七転び八起き (nana korobi ya oki) Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} fall seven times, stand up eight
  1. One must not give up one's efforts, even those that are in vain.
    Sense id: en-fall_seven_times,_stand_up_eight-en-proverb-qA6azP~v Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English proverbs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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