take the bitter with the sweet
Embrace life's contrasts
To take the bitter with the sweet is to accept life's disappointments along with its pleasures, recognizing that both are inevitable.
The phrase acknowledges that good experiences come mixed with bad ones: Marriage means taking the bitter with the sweet.
Sometimes reversed as "take the sweet with the bitter" with identical meaning.
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- making peaceEnding hostilities between parties
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- mixed blessingsGood things with downsides
- dualityTwofold nature
perseverance · roll with punches · coexistence · patience · rough patch · equanimity · inner strength · fortitude · emotional resilience · hard knocks · yin-yang · ups and downs · reframing · realism · bittersweet · silver lining · silver linings · glass half full
take the bitter with the sweetwear rose-colored glasses
Perceive unrealistically positively
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