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Portuguese origin
Portuguese originHá males que vêm por bem
Meaning: Some misfortunes turn out for the best.
Literally: Some misfortunes come for the good
Example: “Perdi o voo, mas conheci a minha mulher no aeroporto. Há males que vêm por bem.” — I missed my flight but met my wife at the airport: every cloud has a silver lining.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 7 more languages
English: Every cloud has a silver lining
French: Après la pluie, le beau temps (literally: After rain, good weather)
Spanish: No hay mal que por bien no venga (literally: There is no evil that doesn't come for good)
Japanese: 雨降って地固まる (Ame futte ji katamaru) (literally: After rain, the ground hardens)
German: Kein Unglück ist so groß, es trägt ein Glück im Schoß (literally: No misfortune is so great that it doesn't carry some luck in its lap)
Italian: Non tutti i mali vengono per nuocere (literally: Not every misfortune comes to do harm)
Dutch: Na regen komt zonneschijn (literally: After rain comes sunshine)
Russian: Нет худа без добра (Net khuda bez dobra) (literally: There's no bad without good)
Polish: Nie ma tego złego, co by na dobre nie wyszło (literally: There's no bad that doesn't turn out for the good)
Chinese: 塞翁失马，焉知非福 (Sài wēng shī mǎ, yān zhī fēi fú) (literally: The old man lost his horse, but who knows it wasn't luck?)
Arabic: رب ضارة نافعة (Rubba ḍārratin nāfiʿa) (literally: Perhaps a harm is a benefit)
Turkish: Her işte bir hayır vardır (literally: There is some good in everything)
Origin: Some ills come for the good: the Portuguese cousin of Spanish no hay mal que por bien no venga.
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