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  What it means

  Literally “if you don’t have what you like, you like what you have.” Means making the best of what’s available — “if you can’t have what you love, love what you have.”

  Vocabulary

  • lubić — to like
  • mieć — to have

  Grammar note

  Uses impersonal 'się' constructions throughout — 'się lubi' (one likes), 'się ma' (one has). A very elegant parallel structure.

  Cultural context

  A pragmatic, stoic attitude characteristic of Polish folk wisdom — make do and find contentment.

  Intermediate

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