the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

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心有余而力不足

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the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    As much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible. Sometimes extended to jocular or organizational referents.

    心有余而力不足

词源

From the Bible's account of Jesus' last night in Gethsemane. Matthew 26:41: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

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