wer rastet, der rostet

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "Who rests, rusts".

Proverb[edit]

wer rastet, der rostet

  1. you snooze, you lose: if one becomes inactive, lazy or left behind once, then one will find it all the more difficult to become active, productive or progressive again