APAD: If the mountain will not come to Mohammed,

Mohammed will go to the mountain

 

Meaning: If things aren't going your way, you'll have to adjust to the way they are.

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We who grow up soaked in the spirit of the Tao have been taught to be "like

water" whose ability to adjust is hard to beat.

 

Nonethess, the saying could be useful when speaking with Muslim folks in mind

(or in person). Acknowledging one's culture is a best way to gain their

goodwill.