#RussianSaying: One Cannot Command One’s Heart

On By Sergey ArmeyskovIn Russian Art, Russian Sayings

Vasily Pukirev - The Unequal Marriage, 1862.
Vasily Pukirev – The Unequal Marriage, 1862.

Сердцу не прикажешь (sérdtsu ne prikázhesh).

Literally: one cannot command one’s heart.

English equivalents:

  • heart wants what it wants;
  • heart knows no law;
  • love cannot be forced.

Any ideas?

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