laiskuus on keksintöjen äiti in Finnish

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Etymology: Literally, “laziness is the mother of inventions”. Similar to hätä keinot keksii and hullu paljon työtä tekee, viisas pääsee vähemmällä in meaning, and close to English necessity is the mother of invention in form. Etymology templates: {{m-g|laziness is the mother of inventions}} “laziness is the mother of inventions”, {{lit|laziness is the mother of inventions}} Literally, “laziness is the mother of inventions”, {{m+|en|necessity is the mother of invention}} English necessity is the mother of invention Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=laiskuus on keksintöjen äiti}} laiskuus on keksintöjen äiti

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"laiskuus on keksintöjen äiti" meaning in Finnish

Proverb