March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb

Meaning: Harsh beginnings soften with patience; turbulent starts often yield to gentle endings through natural progression.

Origin: English weather lore: March often opens with harsh winds and ends mild. John Fletcher's play A Wife for a Month (1624) plays on it, and John Ray's proverb collection of 1670 records it. It is sometimes turned around as a warning that a gentle start means a stormy end.

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