Tàpò tiě xié, wú mì chù; dé lái quán bù fèi gōngfu.

踏破鐵鞋無覓處, 得來全不費工夫。

Lit [One may] wear out [a pair of] iron shoes without finding [a thing, and then] come upon [it] without expending any effort at all.

Fig One may find something by chance after having traveled all over looking for it in vain.

Note [Cf. WM, chap. 53; see also kě yù ér bù kě qiú and qiúzhī-bùdé above.]

Topics COINCIDENCE FINDING LUCK SEARCHING WM