What's meant for you won't pass you by.

Scottish proverb

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Why it matters

The idea in context

In broad Scots, 'Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye.' It is a saying of trust rather than fatalism: you can loosen your grip on what you cannot control, because whatever is truly yours will find its way to you in time.

Türkçe

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İskoç atasözü

Geniş İskoç lehçesinde: 'Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye.' Bu, kadercilikten çok güvene dayanan bir sözdür: Denetleyemediğin şeyi bırakabilirsin; gerçekten senin olan, zamanı gelince yolunu sana bulur.

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Next in the open archiveGo gently and you'll go safely and far.Q1500