Category talk:Russian proverbs

which English proverb is more common for что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем?

A recently deleted entry что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем didn't have a usable content but I couldn't find the English equivalent here:

Here are some English equivalents, which one is the most common?:

• the cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it
• we know not what is good until we have lost it
• we never know the value of water till the well is dry
• we think it's too cheap until we lose it and weep
• when the pinch comes, you remember the old shoe --Anatoli 01:34, 1 June 2010 (UTC)