"this too shall pass" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: Calque of Classical Persian ⁧این نیز بگذرد⁩ (īn nēz bugzarad). Compare Latin sic transit gloria mundi. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fa-cls|این نیز بگذرد|tr=īn nēz bugzarad}} Calque of Classical Persian ⁧این نیز بگذرد⁩ (īn nēz bugzarad), {{cog|la|sic transit gloria mundi}} Latin sic transit gloria mundi Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} this too shall pass, {{en-proverb}} this too shall pass
  1. Nothing, good or bad, lasts forever; all circumstances are temporary. Synonyms: this too shall pass away Related terms: tomorrow is another day Translations (nothing lasts forever): bu da keçər (Azerbaijani), kaikki loppuu aikanaan (Finnish), cela aussi passera (French), es geht alles vorüber (German), es geht alles vorbei (German), ⁧גם⁩ ⁧זה⁩ ⁧יעבור⁩ (Hebrew), ⁧این نیز بگذرد⁩ (in niz bogzarad) (Persian), и это пройдёт (i eto projdjót) (Russian), an rud a thig leis a' ghaoith, falbhaidh e leis an t-sruth (Scottish Gaelic), även detta ska gå över (Swedish), allting har en ände (Swedish), bu da geçer (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-this_too_shall_pass-en-proverb-or39ET8p Categories (other): English proverbs

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      "sense": "nothing lasts forever",
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