It’s too bad to want a thing and not be allowed it.
More Norwegian Proverbs:
Good fortune is loaned, not owned.Norwegian
There's no shame in clothing you haven't cut yourself.
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Luck is loaned, not owned.
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Better an iron dictatorship than a golden anarchy.
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What's good is often forgotten; what's bad is often hidden.
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It's too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.
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