OT what is the difference between a motto and a platitude?

C'est la vie

or maybe "Que Sera" - (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) - sung by Doris Day many years ago...

Whatever Will Be, Will Be 
perfect mikefm - down with rap: long live Doris Day (I never knew it comes from a film called the man who knew too much ;--/) - excuse me if I ...

Das zweite "será" ist notwendig!

but Reinhard, everybody knows this - he wants the English version... the whole thing - even in Spanish - is embarrassing ... ¿comprende?

Great - thanks mikefm!! That's exactly what I wanted and I think it works in both Spanish AND English.