All's well that ends well

Meaning: A good outcome justifies the difficulties along the way.

Origin: English proverb popularized by Shakespeare's 1604 play of the same name.

Translations

• French: Tout est bien qui finit bien (literally: All is well that ends well)
• Spanish: Bien está lo que bien acaba (literally: What ends well is well)
• Japanese: 終わり良ければ全て良し (Owari yokereba subete yoshi) (literally: If the end is good, everything is good)

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