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Tue 6 Jun, 2006 01:13 pm
Man muss auch mal Fünf grad sein lassen.
=> Sometimes you have to turn a blind eye?
=> Sometimes you don't have to take it so seriously?
Wenn der Apfel reif ist, fällt der von selber vom Stamm.
=> In the end things will mend?
The second one, translated literally, is "When the apple is ripe, it will fall off the branch by itself." It's an old adage, somewhat akin to the English "Don't cross your bridges until you come to them" In other words, all in due time. Don't rush things.