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Sentence #5003948

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 badgerfan badgerfan March 24, 2016 March 24, 2016 at 8:45:32 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

More literal would be: One can't prohibit the wind (from blowing), but you can build windmills.

raggione raggione March 24, 2016 March 24, 2016 at 10:44:50 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

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Den Wind kann man nicht verbieten, aber man kann Windmühlen bauen.

added by Esperantostern, March 24, 2016
➜ #5005945You can't stop the wind from blowing, but you can build windmills.

linked by badgerfan, March 24, 2016
➜ #10794184از باد نمی‌توان جلوگیری کرد، اما می‌توان آسیاب بادی ساخت.

linked by cojiluc, April 29, 2022