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Sentence #8135786

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 shekitten shekitten October 20, 2019 October 20, 2019 at 2:40:01 PM UTC link Permalink

It'd be more natural to say "Not wanting to is the reason; not being able to is just the excuse."

carlosalberto carlosalberto October 20, 2019 October 20, 2019 at 2:50:36 PM UTC link Permalink

Thank you.

AlanF_US AlanF_US October 20, 2019 October 20, 2019 at 3:38:22 PM UTC link Permalink

Even better would be to change "the excuse" to "an excuse":

Not wanting to is the reason; not being able to is just an excuse.

carlosalberto carlosalberto October 20, 2019 October 20, 2019 at 3:47:48 PM UTC link Permalink

Yes, thank you very much.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #8128340Nicht wollen ist der Grund, nicht können nur der Vorwand..

Not wanting is the reason, not being able is just the excuse.

added by carlosalberto, August 27, 2019
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➜ #8128340Nicht wollen ist der Grund, nicht können nur der Vorwand.

linked by carlosalberto, August 27, 2019
Not wanting to is the reason; not being able to is just the excuse.

edited by carlosalberto, October 20, 2019
Not wanting to is the reason; not being able to is just an excuse.

edited by carlosalberto, October 20, 2019
➜ #8932444不想做是原因；不能做仅仅是接口。

linked by iiujik, July 22, 2020
➜ #9826255Причина - нежелание, а неспособность - это всего лишь оправдание.

linked by Ivanovb, March 6, 2021
➜ #8135782Ne voli estas la kialo, ne povi estas nur la senkulpigo.

linked by PaulP, March 22, 2022