Що посієш навесні, те й восени пожнеш.
“What you sow in spring, you will reap in autumn.”
Present effort and choices determine the outcomes that follow later.
— Traditional Ukraine Wisdom, Ukraine
Source: Traditional Ukrainian proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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