Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do

Meaning: Sometimes unconventional paths lead to correct outcomes.

Origin: Modern humorous American proverb, 20th century.

Translations

• French: Il faut parfois prendre un chemin détourné (literally: Sometimes one must take a roundabout path)
• Spanish: A veces el camino más largo es el mejor (literally: Sometimes the longest road is the best)
• Japanese: 遠回りが近道 (Tōmawari ga chikamichi) (literally: The long way is the shortcut)

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