nunca choveu que non escampara

Galician

Etymology

Literally, “it has never rained that it didn't get clear”, implying that every bad season will eventually end.

Proverb

nunca choveu que non escampara

1. the longest day must have an end; when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
   • 2011, Francisco Castro Veloso, In vino veritas, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 285:

     Xa sabes, nunca choveu que non escampara. Todo pasa. Neste mundo todo dura dous días ou tres, non máis, incluso as cousas máis tráxicas e terribles rematan esquecéndose axiña

     You know, the longest day must have an end. Everything passes. In this world everything lasts two or three days, no more; even the most tragic and terrible things are forgotten right away

References

• “nunca choveu que non escampara” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.