An optimistic outlook that even in bad situations, something positive can be found.
Every cloud has a silver lining
🇬🇧 English
London, GB
From John Milton's Comus (1634).
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No hay mal que por bien no venga
There is no bad from which good doesn't come
🇪🇸 Spanish
Madrid, ES
Pronunciation: noh eye mal keh por byen noh VEN-gah
Uno de los refranes más conocidos del español.
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Не было бы счастья, да несчастье помогло
There would have been no happiness, but misfortune helped
🇷🇺 Russian
Moscow, RU
Pronunciation: Ne bylo by schastya, da neschastye pomoglo
A uniquely Russian proverb meaning that good fortune often arises from misfortune. Reflects the deeply fatalistic streak in Russian culture — the belief that suffering has redemptive value. Connected to the Orthodox Christian concept that trials lead to grace.
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