Jì lái zhī, zé ān zhī.*

既來之, 則安之。

Lit Since [you] are here, just be content with it [i.e., the environment or circumstances, no matter how undesirable they are].

Fig It is best to make the best of things (or) take things as they come.

Note [Cf. the Confucian Analects: Lúnyǔ: Jì Shì; Xīxiāng Jì, Act 2, Scene 2.]

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