以力服人者，非心服也

Chinese to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings

古人云：“以力服人者，非心服也”。

Proposed translations (English)

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13 mins

Paul Hirsh

France

Native in English

Works in field

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you can't win over people's hearts by force

or more literally, those who convince people with force do not convince their hearts

Peer comment(s):

agree	ysun 15 mins
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agree	Li Cao 20 mins
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agree	Lucy Liang 23 mins
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agree	Gertrude Tsau 1 hr
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agree	Evelyn G (X) : agree 8 hrs
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agree	wsallyw : I was just going to type "those who convince people by force do not convince people with hearts " but you already have something like that there 6 days

4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Paul!"