it's the thought that counts

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Libyan Arabic: أهم شي النيّة — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Chinese Mandarin: 禮輕情意重 /礼轻情意重 (lǐ qīng qíngyì zhòng) — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Chinese Mandarin: 有這份心思才是最重要的 /有这份心思才是最重要的 (yǒu zhè fèn xīnsī cái shì zuì zhòngyào de) — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Chinese Mandarin: 心意到了就行了 (xīnyì dào le jiù xíng le) — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Finnish: ajatus on tärkein — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• French: c'est l'intention qui compte — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• French: c'est le geste qui compte — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• German: Auf die Absicht kommt es an — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Hungarian: a szándék a fontos — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Māori: mā hea mai i/ki tēnā — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Norwegian: det er tanken som teller — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Polish: liczy się gest — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Portuguese: o que conta é a intenção — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Romanian: gestul contează — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Russian: не до́рог пода́рок, дорога́ забо́та (ne dórog podárok, dorogá zabóta) — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Spanish: la intención es lo que cuenta — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration
• Swedish: det är tanken som räknas — when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration