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every man is the architect of his own fortune

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Each person is the chief cause of their success or failure in life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: çdo njeri ndërton fatin e vet — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • Czech: každý svého štěstí strůjcem — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • Danish: enhver er sin egen lykkes smed. — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • Esperanto: ĉiu kreas sian forton, ĉiu forĝas sian sorton — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • Finnish: jokainen on oman onnensa seppä — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • French: chacun est l'artisan de sa fortune — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • German: jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • Hungarian: ki-ki a maga szerencséjének kovácsa — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • Polish: każdy jest kowalem swojego losu — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • Slovak: každý je strojcom svojho šťastia — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • Spanish: cada uno tiene lo que se merece — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • Swedish: envar sin egen lyckas smed — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure
  • Tagalog: nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa — each person is the chief cause of their success or failure