April showers bring May flowers
Meaning: (by extension, figurative) A period of discomfort or hardship can provide the basis for a period of happiness and joy.
Origin: Thomas Tusser's farming calendar in verse, first published in 1557 as A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie and later expanded into Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, has "Sweet April showers / Do spring May flowers." It began as practical weather lore and is now used for any hardship that leads to something good.
More proverbs about Perseverance
- A woman's work is never done — From rise of morn to set of sun Woman's work is never done.
- Go hard or go home — Commit fully to your efforts or abandon the attempt entirely; half-measures waste time an…
- Idle hands make work for the Devil — Unoccupied minds drift toward mischief; productive engagement prevents moral corruption.
- Ill-gotten gains never prosper — Money obtained through dishonesty ultimately fails to generate lasting wealth or security.
- Misfortunes never come alone — Troubles compound—when one disaster strikes, others typically follow in succession.
- Never change a running system — Functional systems risk dysfunction when modified without pressing necessity.
From our tongue twisters
- Tres tristes tigres tragaban trigo en un trigal. — A relentless run on the 'tr' sound.
- Fischers Fritz fischt frische Fische, frische Fische fischt Fischers Fritz. — The German 'f' / 'sch' staple.
- Sopra la panca la capra campa, sotto la panca la capra crepa. — A beloved 'c' / 'p' rhythm trap.