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proverb
If one practices an activity enough, one will steadily make progress and eventually be able to master it in time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
In analogy with practice makes perfect; this proverb states instead that progress must be made before one can perfect something, eliciting patience.
