Every wall is a door
Meaning: What appears to be an impassable barrier can be transformed into an opportunity.
Origin: Ralph Waldo Emerson, American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist, 19th century.
Translations
- French: Tout mur est une porte (literally: Every wall is a door)
- Spanish: Toda pared es una puerta (literally: Every wall is a door)
- Japanese: あらゆる壁はドアだ (Arayuru kabe wa doa da) (literally: Every wall is a door)
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