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on ne choisit pas

you don't choose

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you don't choose A general or impersonal expression meaning that something is not under your control; on can mean “one” or “you” in this context.
FR: On ne choisit pas toujours où l’on veut vivre.
EN: You can't always choose where you want to live.

On ne choisit pas ses parents.

You can't choose your parents.

On ne choisit pas de qui on tombe amoureux.

You don't choose who you fall in love with.

Dans la tempête, on ne choisit pas son port.

In a storm, you don't choose your port.

On ne choisit pas le jour de sa naissance.

We do not choose the day we are born.

— Manon des sources (1986)

On ne choisit pas ses clients.

You don't get to choose your clients.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)