hendak seribu daya, tak hendak seribu dalih

== Malay == === Etymology === Literally, 'If you want, you have the strength of a thousand; If you don't want, you have a thousand excuses'. === Proverb === hendak seribu daya, tak hendak seribu dalih If someone wants to do something, that individual will try to do it; if someone doesn't want to do something, they will give excuses.