事在人为 (shì zài rén wéi): the matter depends on the individual ; it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.

事shì在zài人rén为wéi

the matter depends on the individual ; it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.

How it turns out depends on the person doing it. Encouragement at the point where circumstances have been blamed enough and the work has to start.

The same saying in Japanese: