you never know what you've got till it's gone

English

Proverb

you never know what you've got till it's gone

1. People tend to take things for granted while they are available.

   Synonym: you never miss the water till the well runs dry

Translations

people tend to take things for granted while they are available

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: что име́ем — не храни́м, потеря́вши — пла́чем (ru) (što iméjem — ne xraním, poterjávši — pláčem) (we don't care about things we have, but bewail them having them lost)
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