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this too shall pass

Nothing, good or bad, lasts forever. Used to indicate that a current situation or event, no matter how wonderful or horrible it is, will not last forever.

Etymology:

  • People mistakenly think this is from The Bible. Although it isn't a direct quote from The Bible, many different places in The Bible make references to to salvation, everything having a season like Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 etc. One of the earliest references of this phrase can be found in Persian literature. It became popular in the Western world by a story involving King Soloman in and was later popularized by Abraham Lincoln.
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Seeing her friend in mourning, the counselor tried to console him by reminding him that this too shall pass.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Modified by TriplePurple on December 10, 2023

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كل هذا سيمرق

tohle by také mělo projít

det her skal også komme igennem

Auch dies wird vorübergehen

και αυτό θα περάσει

ĉi tio ankaŭ pasos

esto también pasará

این نیز بگذرد

tämäkin käy

Ceci aussi devrait passer

imeoidh a dtiocfaidh is a dtáinig ariamh

यह भी गुजर जाएगा

ez is el fog múlni

սա նույնպես պետք է անցնի

ini juga akan berlalu

anche questo deve passare

גם זה יעבור

これも過ぎる

ಇದು ಸಹ ಹಾದುಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ

이 또한 지나가 리라

hoc quoque transibit

ook dit zal voorbij gaan

også dette skal passere

to też minie

isto deve passar também

și asta va trece

это тоже пройдет

också detta kommer att passera

இதுவும் கடந்து போகும்

ఇది కూడా పాస్ అవుతుంది

มันจะผ่านไปเช่นกัน

bu da geçecek

це теж пройде

یہ بھی گزر جائیں گے

điều này cũng sẽ qua

דאס וועט אויך אריבער גיין

这也将过去

這也將過去

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