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  What it means

  “Hope is the mother of fools.” A variant word order of the same proverb. Warns against placing too much faith in wishful thinking rather than practical effort.

  English equivalent

  Hope is the fool's income.

  Vocabulary

  • nadzieja — hope
  • matka — mother
  • głupi — fool, foolish person

  Grammar note

  'Matką' is the instrumental case of 'matka', used predicatively with the implied verb 'być' (to be). 'Głupich' is genitive plural.

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