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business before pleasure in German?

erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen

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fortune favours fools
das Glück ist mit den Dummen
you have to make an effort
du musst dir Mühe geben
if you try hard, everything will be alright
wenn du dich anstrengst, wird alles gut
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