Bùpà liàn bù chéng; jiù pà xīn bù héng.*

不怕練不成; 就怕心不恆。

Lit Do not worry about not being able to master [a skill]; what [one has to] be concerned about is lack of perseverance.

Fig One's skills cannot be perfected without perseverance in practice.

Note [Rhyme; cf. héngxīn, “perseverance”; see also bùpà qiān zhāo and yī rì liàn below.]

Topics héngxīn PERSEVERANCE PRACTICE rhyme SKILL