Phrase guide

this too shall pass

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Nothing, good or bad, lasts forever; all circumstances are temporary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Calque of Classical Persian اِین نِیز بُگْذَرَد (īn nīz bugzarad). Compare Latin sic transit gloria mundi.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: bu da keçər — nothing lasts forever
  • Finnish: kaikki loppuu aikanaan — nothing lasts forever
  • French: cela aussi passera — nothing lasts forever
  • German: es geht alles vorüber — nothing lasts forever
  • German: es geht alles vorbei — nothing lasts forever
  • Hebrew: גם זה יעבור — nothing lasts forever
  • Persian: این نیز بگذرد (in niz bogzarad) — nothing lasts forever
  • Portuguese: isto também passará — nothing lasts forever
  • Russian: и это пройдёт (i eto projdjót) — nothing lasts forever
  • Scottish Gaelic: an rud a thig leis a' ghaoith, falbhaidh e leis an t-sruth — nothing lasts forever
  • Swedish: även detta ska gå över — nothing lasts forever
  • Swedish: allting har en ände — nothing lasts forever
  • Tamil: இதுவும் கடந்து போகும் (ituvum kaṭantu pōkum) — nothing lasts forever
  • Turkish: bu da geçer — nothing lasts forever