# der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach

der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach is a German proverb meaning “the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak”.

## In other languages

- Русский: дух бодр, плоть же немощна

## Meanings

1. the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

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