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Вначале вас не замечают, потом над вами смеются, потом с вами борются, потом вы

English translation: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

09:12 Dec 7, 2016
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Religion
Russian term or phrase: Вначале вас не замечают, потом над вами смеются, потом с вами борются, потом вы
Вначале вас не замечают, потом над вами смеются, потом с вами борются, потом вы побеждаете». Высказывание махатмы Ганди
Николай
Russian Federation
Local time: 13:32
English translation:First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Explanation:
http://cleargrammar.com/quotes/c/Mahatma_Gandhi/page-1.html
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LarisaK
Russian Federation
Local time: 13:32
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
LarisaK
4 +1First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.
Evgenia Windstein


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.


Explanation:
Please follow the link provide.


    https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/4694-first-they-ignore-you-then-they-ridicule-you-then-they
Evgenia Windstein
Russian Federation
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.: Words to live by here and elsewhere.
50 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.


Explanation:
http://cleargrammar.com/quotes/c/Mahatma_Gandhi/page-1.html

LarisaK
Russian Federation
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
16 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.: This maxim applies here as well.:)
49 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Nadezhda Golubeva
7 hrs
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Tatiana Lammers
9 hrs
  -> Спасибо!
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