What is, must be. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- In for a penny, in for a pound.
- Sink or swim.
- Business is business.
- The die is cast.
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
- Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
- Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's.
- Man proposes, God disposes.
- Once you pledge, don't hedge.
- The horse thinks one thing and he who rides him another.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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He that is born to be hanged, shall never be drowned.
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No flying from fate.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Quem fata pendere volunt, non mergitur undis.
The waves do not drown on whom the fates wish to hang.
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Ratio fatum vincere nulla valet.
There is no reason to overcome fate.
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Si quis suspendi debet, nequit in mare mergi.
If a man is to be hanged, he cannot be drowned in the sea.
French
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On ne peut pas fuir son destin.
You can't run away from your destiny.
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On ne peut vaincre sa destinée.
You can't conquer your destiny.
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Qui est né pour le gibet ne se noyera jamais.
Those born for the gallows will never drown.
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On ne peut se dérober à sa destinée.
You can't escape your destiny.
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Contre fortune force aucune.
Against all odds.
German
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Wer zum Galgen geboren ist, ersäuft nicht.
He who is born to the gallows does not drown.
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Was hängen soll, ersäuft nicht.
What should hang, does not drown.
Czech
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Osudu neutečeš.
You can't escape fate.
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Kdo má být oběšený, ten se neutopí.
He who is to be hanged shall not be drowned.
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Osudu neujdeš.
You can't escape your fate.
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Osudu neunikneš.
You can't escape fate.
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Co je komu souzeno, to ho nemine.
What is destined for whom, it will not pass him by.
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Co má býti, tomu nelze ujíti.
What is to be cannot be escaped.
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Věc Bohem souzená nemíjí.
The thing ordained by God does not pass away.