# es kann nicht sein, was nicht sein darf

es kann nicht sein, was nicht sein darf is a German proverb meaning “people find it extremely hard to accept facts when they go against their firmly held conviction or are otherwise devastating to them”.

## Meanings

1. people find it extremely hard to accept facts when they go against their firmly held conviction or are otherwise devastating to them

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