proverb · Words worth keeping
After clouds comes clear weather.
After clouds comes clear weather.
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
A difficult period can give way to a better one. Clouds and clear weather provide an image of change, offering perspective without promising when improvement will come or suggesting that practical help is unnecessary.
Example
After a disrupted rehearsal period, a group arranges additional practice and keeps open the possibility of a better performance rather than treating the setback as final.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
The clouds represent a period when things appear difficult or obscured, and clear weather represents relief or a more favourable situation. Figuratively, a setback need not define every later experience. The saying can offer hope when someone is considering what may become possible after a hard stage. Its certainty should not be turned into a timetable or a reason to dismiss ongoing problems. Some conditions persist unless people receive help or make a change, and waiting alone is not always useful. The practical reading allows for improvement while attending to what can be done now and what support the situation needs.
When to use it
Use it when offering hope that a difficult stage need not determine what follows.
Keep in mind
This is a figurative encouragement, not a forecast or guarantee; present needs and support still deserve attention.
An interpretation of the words, not a claim about their earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
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