There's ne'er a why, but there's a wherefore.
Meaning: Questioning "why" proves futile; instead, seek the practical "how" and "where" of circumstances.
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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