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  What it means

  Nations grow wealthy through thrift and work. Collective prosperity comes from saving and hard labour — not luck or inheritance.

  English equivalent

  Industry and thrift make nations rich.

  Vocabulary

  • oszczędność — thrift, frugality, saving
  • praca — work, labour
  • lud — people, nation, folk
  • bogacić się — to grow rich, to prosper

  Grammar note

  'Oszczędnością i pracą' are in the instrumental case, indicating the means. 'Ludy' is the nominative plural subject.

  Cultural context

  A variant using 'ludy' (peoples/nations) rather than 'ludzie' (people), giving it a more elevated, collective tone.

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