"fate controls how we die; we do not control the time and cause of our death" "After rescuing the swimmer, he said to me, ""If you're born to hang, you won't drown."""
IF YOU'RE BORN TO HANG, YOU WON'T DROWN
Meaning of IF YOU'RE BORN TO HANG, YOU WON'T DROWN in English
English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012