be thankful for small mercies

English

English phrasebook

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Phrase

be thankful for small mercies

1. Even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse and therefore be happy about the little things that are good.

Translations

even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 樂天知命／乐天知命 (zh) (lètiānzhīmìng)

• Finnish: iloitse pienistä asioista
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: es könnte schlimmer sein
• Polish: mogłoby być gorzej
• Romanian: ar putea fi mai rău