what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

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From German Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker, which has been variously translated, from Friedrich Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols.

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مَا لَا يَقْتُلُكَ يَجْعَلُكَ أَقْوَى (mā lā yaqtuluka yajʕaluka ʔaqwā) — hardship builds moral character
• Arabic: مَا لَا يَقْتُلُكِ يَجْعَلُكِ قُويَا (mā lā yaqtuluki yajʕaluki qūyā) — hardship builds moral character
• Chinese Cantonese: 揦鮓食,揦鮓大 /揦鲊食 — hardship builds moral character
• Chinese Cantonese: 揦鲊大 (laa5 zaa2 sik6, laa5 zaa2 daai6) — hardship builds moral character
• Chinese: 垃圾食,垃圾大 (lah-sap chia̍h, lah-sap tōa) — hardship builds moral character
• Chinese Mandarin: 艱難困苦,玉汝於成 /艰难困苦 — hardship builds moral character
• Chinese Mandarin: 玉汝于成 — hardship builds moral character
• Chinese Mandarin: 逆境造就品格 (nìjìng zàojiù pǐngé) — hardship builds moral character
• Czech: co tě nezabije, to tě posílí — hardship builds moral character
• Finnish: se, mikä ei tapa, vahvistaa — hardship builds moral character
• French: ce qui ne tue pas rend plus fort — hardship builds moral character
• German: was dich nicht umbringt, macht dich stärker — hardship builds moral character
• Hebrew: מה שלא הורג, מחשל (ma she-ló horég, mechashél) — hardship builds moral character
• Polish: co cię nie zabije, to cię wzmocni — hardship builds moral character
• Portuguese: o que não mata, engorda — hardship builds moral character
• Romanian: ce nu te omoară, te face mai puternic — hardship builds moral character
• Slovak: čo ťa nezabije, to ťa posilní — hardship builds moral character
• Spanish: lo que no te mata, te hace más fuerte — hardship builds moral character
• Spanish: lo que no mata, engorda — hardship builds moral character
• Swedish: det som inte dödar härdar — hardship builds moral character