A falta de pan, buenas son tortas.
“Lacking bread, cakes will do.”
When you cannot have what you truly want, make good use of what is available.
— Traditional Uruguay Wisdom, Uruguay
Source: Traditional Uruguay proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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