Every cloud has a silver lining is a metaphor for optimism. It is a phrase coined by the english poet John Milton (1608-1674) in Comus:A Mask presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634. John Milton must have noticed that if the sun is behind a dark cloud, light shines out around the edges like a silver lining. So this is usually said as an encouragement to a person who is overcome by some difficulty and is unable to see any positive way forward.
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