proverb · Words worth keeping
A windy March and a rainy April make a beautiful May.
A windy March and a rainy April make a beautiful May.
Historical period not yet established
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Meaning in plain English
The saying links March wind and April rain with a beautiful May. It gives early weather a role in preparing a pleasing later season.
What the words are saying
The sequence turns two potentially unwelcome conditions into parts of an attractive outcome. It can offer a hopeful image of preparation and change. It does not guarantee the seasonal result or make hardship necessary for beauty. A careful broader reading asks what preparation actually contributes to a task while leaving other influences visible.
Everyday example
A group sees demanding preparation as potentially useful without assuming every difficulty will produce a reward.
When to use it
Use it to discuss the hopeful sequence in seasonal lore or an explicit analogy.
What it does not mean
This is not a forecast or a universal promise of benefit after difficulty.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
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