It is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- There is a time for all things.
- First come, first served.
- Better late than never.
- Time is money.
- All in good time.
- Now is now and then was then.
- Strike while the iron is hot.
- Time and tide wait for no man.
- Christmas comes but once a year.
- Let bygones be bygones.
- After death the doctor.
- It is easy to be Wise after the event.
- It is no use crying over spilt milk.
- What is done cannot be undone.
- Time is the best healer.
- After a storm comes a calm.
- Every day is not Sunday.
- It is too late to call back yesterday.
- A wonder lasts but nine days.
- Marry your son when you Will, your daughter when you can.
- Times change and we with them.
- Must I tell you a tale and find your ears too?
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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When the child is christened, you may have godfathers enough.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Clipeum post vulnera sumere.
Take a clip after the wounds.
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Sero clipeum post vulnera sumo.
I take a short clip after the wounds.
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Accepto damno ianuam claudo.
After accepting the loss, I close the door.
French
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Fermer l'écurie quand les chevaux sont dehors.
Close the stable when the horses are outside.
German
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Hat die Braut den Mann, so strömen zehn Freier daran.
If the bride has the husband, ten suitors flock to it.
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Wenn die Braut an den Mann, will jeder daran.
When the bride to the man, everyone wants to it.
Czech
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Pozdě závory dělati, když koně vyvedli.
It is too late to make bars when the horses have been brought out.