# this too shall pass

> English word · Proverb

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/this-too-shall-pass