"Never say never"


Since there is apparently no literal translation for "never", how would you
translate this idiom ?

What periphrasis would you use to express the same meaning ?




How about something like 「絶対なんて絶対にない」? It has the same self-contradictory
nature as the English original, and [seems to have some use as
well](http://www.google.com/search?cx=c&ix=c2&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=%22%E7%B5%B6%E5%AF%BE%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%A6%E7%B5%B6%E5%AF%BE%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%22).
The meaning is slightly different, however. You could also go with something
like 「ありえないなんてありえない」 or something...




How about something like 「絶対なんて絶対にない」? It has the same self-contradictory
nature as the English original, and [seems to have some use as
well](http://www.google.com/search?cx=c&ix=c2&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=%22%E7%B5%B6%E5%AF%BE%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%A6%E7%B5%B6%E5%AF%BE%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%22).
The meaning is slightly different, however. You could also go with something
like 「ありえないなんてありえない」 or something...

