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English origin
English originMilk which will not be made into butter must be made into cheese.
Meaning: When one path to profit closes, resourcefulness demands you pursue an alternative use for what you possess.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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