đường đi không khó vì ngăn sông cách núi, mà chỉ khó vì lòng người ngại núi e sông
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Meaning · English
The road is not hard for its rivers and mountains, but for the heart that fears them — the obstacle is in the traveler.
Literally: the way isn't hard for river-blocks and mountain-walls, only for hearts dreading them
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đường đi không khó vì ngăn sông cách núi, mà chỉ khó vì lòng người ngại núi e sông” mean?
The road is not hard for its rivers and mountains, but for the heart that fears them — the obstacle is in the traveler. Literally: the way isn't hard for river-blocks and mountain-walls, only for hearts dreading them
Is “đường đi không khó vì ngăn sông cách núi, mà chỉ khó vì lòng người ngại núi e sông” formal or informal?
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