1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:
Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation […]
1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:
[…] that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow, […]
1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:
But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining, […]
Patrick O'Brien:No hard feelings? I've been falsely accused, had the crap kicked out of me, now I have no job. Gene Hunt:Look on the bright side. Still got your health. So, you know, every cloud.
Translations
in every bad situation there is an element of good
Icelandic: fátt er svo með öllu illt að ekki boði nokkuð gott
Indonesian: badai pasti berlalu(id)(literally “the storm must pass”), setelah hujan ada rintik air mata(id)(literally “after the rain there will be tears”)
Irish: an áit a mbíonn an dólás bíonn an sólás ina aice(literally “wherever there is sorrow, there is solace nearby”)
Italian: non tutti i mali vengono per nuocere
Japanese: 楽あれば苦あり(ja)(らくあればくあり, raku areba ku ari)
Rumi: hari takkan siang sahaja, hilang kabus teduh hujan, setiap yang buruk ada baiknya juga, setiap keburukan yang berlaku mesti ada hikmah atau kebaikan di sebaliknya
Norwegian:
Bokmål: aldri så galt at det ikke er godt for noe, over skyene er himmelen alltid blå, etter regn kommer alltid solskinn
Welsh: mae ymyl arian i bob cwmwl du(literally “there's a silver lining to every black cloud”), daw eto haul ar fryn(literally “the sun will come again on the hill”)