this too shall pass

English

Alternative forms

• this too shall pass away

Etymology

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

Proverb

this too shall pass

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

Translations

nothing lasts forever

• Azerbaijani: bu da keçər
• Finnish: kaikki loppuu aikanaan
• French: cela aussi passera
• German: es geht alles vorüber, es geht alles vorbei
• Hebrew: גם (he) זה (he) יעבור
• Persian: این نیز بگذرد (in niz bogzarad)
• Russian: и это пройдёт (i eto projdjót)
• Scottish Gaelic: an rud a thig leis a' ghaoith, falbhaidh e leis an t-sruth
• Swedish: även detta ska gå över, allting har en ände
• Turkish: bu da geçer

See also

• tomorrow is another day