ProverbWisdom
German origin
German originKein Unglück ist so groß, es trägt ein Glück im Schoß
Meaning: Every misfortune carries some good fortune with it.
Literally: No misfortune is so great that it doesn't carry some luck in its lap
Example: “Der Unfall war schlimm, aber im Krankenhaus hat er seine Frau kennengelernt. Kein Unglück ist so groß, es trägt ein Glück im Schoß.” — The accident was bad, but in hospital he met his wife: every cloud has a silver lining.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, 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)
Italian: Non tutti i mali vengono per nuocere (literally: Not every misfortune comes to do harm)
Portuguese: Há males que vêm por bem (literally: Some misfortunes come for the good)
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: The rhyme of groß and Schoß (lap) pictures misfortune carrying luck in its lap like a child.
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